"henceforth" or "hereinafter"?

Jake typed thus:
[nq:1]In an article written for the general public, is it better to say: "The International Widget Club, hereinafter called 'the ... words equally acceptable and natural? Perhaps "hereinafter" sounds too much like legal jargon for general use. What do you think?[/nq]
Yes. I think it sounds like an attempt to utter legalistic jargon. What's wrong with:
"The Internationa

[nq:2]Jake typed thus: Yes. I think it sounds like an attempt to utter legalistic jargon. What's wrong with: "The International Widget Club (IWC) ..."[/nq]
David,
Thanks for the input. I like your final suggestion, but unfortunately the actual name I want to abbreviate isn't normally abbeviated. It's actually the long-winded title of a book, which I want to abbreviate within the article.

[nq:1]David, Thanks for the input. I like your final suggestion, but unfortunately the actual name I want to abbreviate isn't normally abbeviated. It's actually the long-winded title of a book, which I want to abbreviate within the article.[/nq]
It doesn't matter whether IWC is a standard abbreviation. By writing (IWC) after the full name the you are indicating that this is how The Internation

[nq:2]It doesn't matter whether IWC is a standard abbreviation. By ... then use "the Club" in place of the full name.[/nq]
Peter, thanks for the suggestions. Let's suppose the title of the book was "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts". I don't feel I can use "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts (the Catalog)", because I refer to other catalogues within the article.

[nq:1]Thanks for the input. I like your final suggestion, but unfortunately the actual name I want to abbreviate isn't normally abbeviated. It's actually the long-winded title of a book, which I want to abbreviate within the article.[/nq]
If you want to avoid giving the impression that the abbreviation is standard or should be familiar to your readers, you can say something like " The Internat

[nq:1]Would you still advocate "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts (SCWBAP)" if you knew that the catalogue in question isn't normally denoted in abbreviated form? Or would you now use: "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts (henceforth called the SCWBAP)"?[/nq]
In this case, why not:
"The IWC (International Widget Club) . . .
"The SCWBAP (Standard Catalog of Briti

[nq:1]Peter, thanks for the suggestions. Let's suppose the title of the book was "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts". ... Catalog of British Aircraft Parts (SCWBAP)" if you knew that the catalogue in question isn't normally denoted in abbreviated form?[/nq]
I might use that myself.
[nq:1]Or would you now use: "The Standard Catalog of British Aircraft Parts (henceforth called t

[nq:2]I might use that myself. I'm concerned about the excessive formality of "henceforth".[/nq]
I hadn't thought of that... I think you have a good point - especially because the article in question is chatty rather than academic. Thank you!
[nq:2]Another possibility is: "(SCWBAP in this article)".[/nq]
I like that idea!
[nq:2]If the article will be referring to several catalogs t

[nq:2]If you want to avoid giving the impression that the ... International Widget Club " you can call it "Smith" afterwards.[/nq]
That's a good suggestion - thank you.
Jake

[nq:1]Jake typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]In an article written for the general public, is it ... like legal jargon for general use. What do you think?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes. I think it sounds like an attempt to utter legalistic jargon. What's wrong with: "The International Widget Club (IWC) ..."[/nq]
I would choose your form, but the "hereinafter" version is OK if "the" is not included.
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