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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

AIDS

I'm working on a book for Zimbabwe and the author has used Aids to refer to the disease. Should it not be AIDS, all caps? Or are we now more lax with it and consider Aids correct?
  

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Sorry to repeat, earlier question went up as anonymous. I'm working on a book where the author refers to the illness as Aids, but shouldn't it be AIDS in all caps? Or are we now okay with 'Aids'?

— Brandy Balls

  • Sorry to repeat, earlier question went up as anonymous.
  • I'm working on a book where the author refers to the illness as Aids, but shouldn't it be AIDS in all caps?
  • Or are we now okay with 'Aids'?
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Sorry to repeat, earlier question went up as anonymous. I'm working on a book where the author refers to the illness as Aids, but shouldn't it be AIDS in all caps? Or are we now okay with 'Aids'?
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In my opinion "AIDS" is much preferable. Looking at recent usage in Google News search, the great majority of writers use all caps, with just one or two instances of "Aids".
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Thanks I agree. Especially since we use caps with HIV. Will change throughout and if the editor jumps on me I'll back myself up with English Forums
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It is an acronym - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
The rule is to write acronyms in all caps.
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It is true, though, that some acronyms can eventually attain the status of ordinary words and cease to be written in all caps.
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GPYIt is true, though, that some acronyms can eventually attain the status of ordinary words and cease to be written in all caps.
Scuba, laser and radar spring to mind. Since aids has a meaning of its own, it is to be hoped that AIDS will be eliminated before it routinely becomes Aids or aids.
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