atw: Use of definite article before acronym?
- From: "Deborah Cross" <Deborah.Cross@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:20:39 +1100
> Should you use "the" before an acronym for an area of an organisation? =
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> My example is "Division of Information" is referred to as "DOI".
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> Do I write "...will be maintained by DOI" or "...will be maintained by =
the DOI"?
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> I prefer the former, but can see how the latter could be technically =
correct.
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> Opinions?
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> Deborah Cross
> DOI Business Solutions
> The Australian National University
> ANU CRICOS #00120C
> Phone 02 6125 8492
> mailto:DOIBusinessSolutions@xxxxxxxxxx =20
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