JanetK comments on A Problem with Abbreviations and Acronyms - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JanetK 14 August 2011 10:11:27AM 3 points [-]

Why not adopt the convention used in many types of writing? The first time the term is used in a text, it is written in full and its abbreviation or acronym is put after it in brackets. After that the short form is used.