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https://etiennefd.com/dgm/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Capture-décran-le-2021-10-04-à-14.59.59.png1132318This post is part of my ongoing scientific style guideline series. Textual compression techniques (TCDs) are used more and more in science writing. TCDs come in various forms, including truncation (e.g. mi for mile), acronyms (lol for laughing out loud), syllabic acronyms (covid for coronavirus disease), contraction (int’l for international), and others. The primary benefit of […]