On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 11:55 -0700, Susan Lesch wrote: > Sandro Hawke wrote: > > Some people in my working group seem to want to call our product "the > > RIF" instead of just "RIF". >
> > Is there a simple and clear reference I can point to for this? > > I think the Chicago Manual of Style Q&A [1] says use "the" but I am not sure. [snip] > Maybe Ian can find a better reference: I don't know of one offhand (and I live in Chicago!). In practice I almost never hear anyone say: "Our product supports the XML" or "The RDF Sucks!" Lots of people seem to agree that "the RDF/XML Syntax Sucks" but they are using RDF as an adjective. :) I do hear from time to time "The W3C supports free love" but I personally tend just to say "W3C." Does this affect a particular decision? _ Ian -- Ian Jacobs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 718 260-9447
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