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In our scientific writing, we all (I'm sure!) follow the practice of NEVER
using an abbreviation without first spelling it out in full. However,
almost every day on Biomch-L, I read postings which contain unexplained
abbreviations. Here is an example from the postings on a single day,
recently. This list was derived from direct postings to the list, and does
not include further examples, which were contained in replies to a question,
which were then re-posted as a collection.
AAHPERD
RQES
CSB
ESB
ESMAC
ASB
MAC
EMG
FES
I realize that those people who have worked in the field for a few years
know what most of them mean, but probably not all! However, I imagine there
are also subscribers to this list who can translate very few of them.
Let us behave like scientists, and make our postings clear to everyone who
reads them -
EVERY ABBREVIATION SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT IN FULL, THE FIRST TIME IT IS USED!!
Mike Whittle
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Michael W. Whittle, M.D., Ph.D.
Cline Chair of Rehabilitation Technology
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-423-755-4046
Fax: +1-423-785-2215
EMAIL: Michael-Whittle@utc.edu
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using an abbreviation without first spelling it out in full. However,
almost every day on Biomch-L, I read postings which contain unexplained
abbreviations. Here is an example from the postings on a single day,
recently. This list was derived from direct postings to the list, and does
not include further examples, which were contained in replies to a question,
which were then re-posted as a collection.
AAHPERD
RQES
CSB
ESB
ESMAC
ASB
MAC
EMG
FES
I realize that those people who have worked in the field for a few years
know what most of them mean, but probably not all! However, I imagine there
are also subscribers to this list who can translate very few of them.
Let us behave like scientists, and make our postings clear to everyone who
reads them -
EVERY ABBREVIATION SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT IN FULL, THE FIRST TIME IT IS USED!!
Mike Whittle
************************************************** *
Michael W. Whittle, M.D., Ph.D.
Cline Chair of Rehabilitation Technology
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-423-755-4046
Fax: +1-423-785-2215
EMAIL: Michael-Whittle@utc.edu
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