WAYS WITH WORDS
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I was delighted to hear that the BMJ (British Medical Journal) had accepted an advertisement for theBMJ (Builders Merchants Journal), which confirmed a long held belief in the abomination of abbreviations and the arrogance of those who use them.
Abstract
I was delighted to hear that the BMJ (British Medical Journal) had accepted an advertisement for the BMJ (Builders Merchants Journal). It confirmed a long held belief in the abomination of abbreviations and the arrogance of those who use them, expecting others to know what they are talking about. Over the years I have collected many examples with a similar potential for confusion. A simple case might be BP: …