A recent Mediacheck column from The Tyee reminds us that General Grammatical Standards (GGS) require that writers spell out full meaning of acronyms Upon First Usage (UFU) for Non-Clique Readers (NCR), especially when using Esoteric Acronym Jargon (EAJ).
“These undefined EAJ can send even a seasoned reporter OTE (Over the Edge),” wrote Rex Weyler.
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