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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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put an article there?

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00When you have the name of an organization and that name seems to be an acronym, the usual practice seems to be not to put the article unless it is a governemental organization thought of as a unit of people. But would you an article here and why?02br
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00The acronym I am thinking of has the phrase 'Institute Of' as part of its full name. 02br
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02br 00We must often check with the organization itself to see how it presents its name. Your idea that governmental organizations are unique is not correct. In your example, I think that 01i 00the02i 00 is usual: 01b 01i 00The X Institute of Y02i 02b 00.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00We must often check with the organization itself to see how it presents its name.
  • Your idea that governmental organizations are unique is not correct.
  • In your example, I think that 01i 00the02i 00 is usual: 01b 01i 00The X Institute of Y02i 02b 00.
  • This is not an acronym; an acronym is a word formed from the first letters of a name, like 01i 00NASA02i 00.
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00We must often check with the organization itself to see how it presents its name. Your idea that governmental organizations are unique is not correct. In your example, I think that 01i00the02i00 is usual: 01b01i00The X Institute of Y02i02b00. This is not an acronym; an acronym is a word formed from the first le
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