Nikolai Weibull wrote:
On 6/4/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Most do not seem to be typoes, depending on where you learned
the language (XYZour vs XYZor; ok, Ok, and OK; ie vs i.e.).
Where do you write "ie" instead of "i.e."?
Mailing lists, online conversations, tech docs written in code
editors... Compare with online'ish abbrevs (afaict, iirc, imo, fyi).
In Swedish, there has been a trend to remove dots from abbreviated
expressions, but it seems people are returning to use dots.
Personally, I find that dots make things a lot clearer.
Swedish has lots of abbreviations where one "part" of the abbreviation
consists of multiple characters, like t.ex.
When each character of the abbrev defines one complete word dots are
just prettiness-noise, their presence or absence decided by the gravity
of the meaning ("R.I.P." vs "ie"). Obviously, correctness never hurts
but this is, on two accounts, punktknulleri.
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