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ClearTips: Edit yourself
Initials
The main problem with initials is that they are difficult
to understand. If you must use them, spell the words they represent on
their first appearance, followed by the initials in parentheses [the
gross national product (GNP)], and then use initials. Initials read
one by one are preceded by an article (the GNP); those read as
a word are not (OPEC).
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| by OPEC on one page and by the
OPEC on the next |
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by OPEC on one page and by OPEC
on the next |
| of the GNP on one page and of
GNP on the next |
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of the GNP on one page and of
the GNP on the next |
| the United States on one page and
the U.S. on the next |
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the United States on one page and
the United States on the next |
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