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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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APA format related to use of acronyms
When an acronym is spelled out in the abstract of a paper, does this acronym need to also be spelled out in the introduction as well?
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Hi, I would think so, but I'm not familiar with APA. Perhaps someone else will comment. However, I think you mean 'abbreviation'.
- Hi, I would think so, but I'm not familiar with APA.
- Perhaps someone else will comment.
- However, I think you mean 'abbreviation'.
- An acronym is one particular kind of abbreviation, spoken like a word.
- eg abbreviation - FBI eg acronym - NATO (pronounced 'naytoe').
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Hi,
I would think so, but I'm not familiar with APA. Perhaps someone else will comment.
However, I think you mean 'abbreviation'. An acronym is one particular kind of abbreviation, spoken like a word.
eg abbreviatio
I would think so, but I'm not familiar with APA. Perhaps someone else will comment.
However, I think you mean 'abbreviation'. An acronym is one particular kind of abbreviation, spoken like a word.
eg abbreviatio
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AnonymousWhen an acronym is spelled out in the abstract of a paper, does this acronym need to also be spelled out in the introduction as well?
Merriam Webster definition of acronym: a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. An acronym usually forms a pronounceable word, whereas an abbreviation does not. An abbreviation usually ends in a
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