DFN tag, is this the correct usage 5

[1DMF]

Hello,

I want to use the DFN tag but am unsure if i am using it correctly.

the info I have on the tag is

DFN:
Indicates that this is the defining instance of the enclosed term.

so i read this to mean a definition of something, here is the context i wish to use it.

<dd>Our advisers <em>may</em> charge a fee for the advice they give, depending on your circumstances and requirements, but don't worry, before any chargable advice is given you will receive an <acronym title="Financial Services Authority">FSA</acronym> required document outlining the company's <em>'Terms of Business'</em>, which is know as the [b]<dfn>KeyFacts About Our Service(s)</dfn>[/b] document.</dd>

I've googled for further info but all the examples show it as is, is there no attributes that go with this tag?

Should there not be a title giving a description such as title="Document you will recieve by law"

or is my usage wrong? if so do i need a tag for this, though it is a very important document and needs emphasising (did i just answer my own question with that statement (<em>) - lol )

on a side note, i've added a style to all <acronym> tags so on hover the cursor changes to 'help' , is this correct?

to me it seems the point of the <acroymn> tag is to give help to those not knowing the meaning, so this cursor:help; class seems appropriate, wouldn't you say.

last but not least, I was reading W3C schools on the text tags and they give an exampe of <abbr> as follows

 <ABBR title="World Wide Web">WWW</ABBR>

i'm confused, isn't

http://WWW and

acronym of World Wide Web NOT an abbreviation.

abbr is an abbreviation of 'Abbreviation'
etc is an abbreviation of 'Et cetera'

so if the people who set the standards get it wrong, what chance do i have?




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[feherke]

Hi

I think you are right. It is indeed both hopeless and useless to split the hair on this.

Feherke.

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[ChrisHunt]

if all acronyms are abbreviations then we wouldn't need to call them acronyms, they would all be abbreviations.

Acronyms are a particular type of abbreviation. It's like saying "all dogs are mammals" - it doesn't make the word "dog" redundant.

-- Chris Hunt
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[1DMF]

another interesting thought on this, is the fact that any word, if you take their 'initials' to make up a bunch of words are called 'backronyms'.

Yet taking the initials of words don't always equal acronyms.

Chris, I'll make that dog redundant, if it doesn't stop digging up my can! - lol

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!