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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Hello,
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This has been a question for me for sometime that when we use abbreviation for places/ institutes/ universities, do we need to add "THE" before them? like "UCLA" or" THE UCLA"? "UNESCO" or "THE UNESCO".
Appreciate if you comment on this.
This has been a question for me for sometime that when we use abbreviation for places/ institutes/ universities, do we need to add "THE" before them? like "UCLA" or" THE UCLA"? "UNESCO" or "THE UNESCO".
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" For most of those cases (universities, organizations, etc. under a singular entity), you would NOT use an article (the) in front of the abbreviated form. The only contrary example I can think of would be unions, especially those with pluralized names (UAW = United Auto Workers).
- " For most of those cases (universities, organizations, etc.
- under a singular entity), you would NOT use an article (the) in front of the abbreviated form.
- The only contrary example I can think of would be unions, especially those with pluralized names (UAW = United Auto Workers).
- ).
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You mean to ask "I would appreciate it if you commented on this."
For most of those cases (universities, organizations, etc. under a singular entity), you would NOT use an article (the) in front of the abbreviated form.
The only contrary example I can think of would be unions, especially those with pluralized names (UAW = United Auto Workers). It is still common to address them w
For most of those cases (universities, organizations, etc. under a singular entity), you would NOT use an article (the) in front of the abbreviated form.
The only contrary example I can think of would be unions, especially those with pluralized names (UAW = United Auto Workers). It is still common to address them w
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