Avoiding redundant abbreviations

Avoid redundant abbreviations

Abbreviations such as AIDS and ATM are often followed by the words “syndrome” and “machine,” respectively. This is awkward because then the phrases will be read as “acquired immune deficiency syndrome syndrome” and “automated teller machine machine.” This can be avoided by verifying that the last letter of the abbreviation does not stand for the word that follows it.

Wordy: An LED diode was used as a light source in the detector.
Concise: An LED was used as a light source in the detector.

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Using abbreviations without redundancy

略語の使い方について

◎ Abbreviations such as AIDS and ATM are often followed by the words “syndrome” and “machine,” respectively. This is awkward because then the phrases will be read as “acquired immune deficiency syndrome syndrome” and “automated teller machine machine.”

This can be avoided by verifying that the last letter of the abbreviation does not stand for the word that follows it.

Wordy: An LED diode was used as a light source in the detector.
Concise: An LED was used as a light source in the detector.

Spacing with units

省略形の単位の使い方について

◎ A space should always be inserted between a numeral and
its unit of measurement, when the unit is an abbreviation.

Wrong: The length of the box was 50cm.
Right: The length of the box was 50 cm.

Here, cm is an abbreviation for centimeters.

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The article “an” is used before abbreviations

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冠詞の”an”について

◎ The article “an” is used before abbreviations that start with a vowel sound. For example,

-> an EMR system
-> an MRI study

In the second example, the first letter of the abbreviation MRI (M) is a consonant. However, it makes an “em” sound when read out, which is a vowel sound. Therefore, the article “an” is used. Another example is “an HIV-based lentiviral vector.”

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The article “a” is used before abbreviations

冠詞の”a”について

◎ The article “a” is used before abbreviations that start with a consonant sound. For example,

-> a BAC of 0.2 g/dL
-> a URI recommended vaccination

In the second example, the first letter of the abbreviation URI makes a “you” sound, which is a consonant sound. Therefore, the article “a” is used even though the letter “u” a vowel.

Defining an abbreviation

◎ When defining an abbreviation, first write the full form and then the abbreviation in parentheses, and not the other way around.

Incorrect: We analyzed the EPR (electron para-magnetic resonance) spectra of...
Correct: We analyzed the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of...

Usage of "etc."

‘etc.’ is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase ‘et cetera’ and means and other things. It is used to represent the logical continuation in a series. Do not use ‘and etc.’ because then you are saying ‘and and other things.’

Incorrect: He ate bread, butter, and etc.
Correct: He ate bread, butter, etc.

Usage of "e.g."

‘e.g.’ is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase ‘exempli gratia’ and means for example. It is used to cite an example of something. Do not use "for e.g." because then you are saying "for for example."

Incorrect: He ate fruits, for e.g., apples and oranges.
Correct: He ate fruits, e.g., apples and oranges.

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