Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:20:03 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Does this need emphasis? Message-ID: <200402131120.03625.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20040213154209.GA5309@eborcom.com> References: <20040211193131.GH8821@submonkey.net> <20040213120713.GE59222@clan.nothing-going-on.org> <20040213154209.GA5309@eborcom.com>
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On Friday 13 February 2004 10:42 am, Tom Hukins wrote: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:07:13PM +0000, Nik Clayton wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 07:31:31PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > <para><emphasis>PXE</emphasis>: The &intel; Preboot > > > Execution Environment system is a form of smart boot ROM built into > > > some networking cards or motherboards. See &man.pxeboot.8; for more > > > details.</para> > > > > > > I think that the emphasis markup here is extraneous. Does anybody mind > > > if I get rid of it? > > > > Nope. <acronym> might be a better choice. > > A minor point: Technically, this is an abbreviation, not an acronym, > as each letter in PXE is pronounced individually. Therefore, <abbrev> > might be a better choice. Depends on who you talk to. Some people call it P-X-E, and some people pronounce it as pixie. Given the latter, it seems to be an acronym. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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