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Netiquette for Acronyms, Idioms and Colloquialisms For International Or Non-native Email
Acronyms
Acronyms can be doubly confusing to out-of-country
contacts. When using any acronyms with an overseas recipient, it is critical to
best identify what the acronym stands for, particularly if it involves a
technical entity or domestic organization.
Idioms and colloquialisms
Idioms
can be as confusing to a foreigner as an acronym. Although it will be obvious
to foreigners that they do not know an acronym’s meaning, the reader may take
the meaning of an idiom literally; he or she very well may spend considerably
more time trying to discern meaning of the idiom. Moreover, the reader may
assume a wrong meaning to the idiom.
Colloquialisms
and slang also are confusing to foreigners, even those within the same country.
This is because colloquialisms and slang often originate in a particular
geographic area or within a specific demographic (e.g., the deep South in the
United States, or a province such as Hong Kong in China). Regardless, if
international emails contain idioms, colloquialisms, slang, or acronyms, it is
usually poor Netiquette to use these and a habit one should not fall into. Even
when these are understood, they very well may come across as clichés or
unprofessional.
Once
again here is a brief definition (from Merriam Webster) of the terms discussed:
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Term
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Definition
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Acronym
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An
abbreviation formed from a set of word’s initial letters
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Idiom
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An
expression, language, or dialect of a particular person, region, or class
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Colloquialism
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A local or
regional dialect expression
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