Re: [Orgmode] Re: Language question

[Ian Barton]

> > If I write in the documentation
> >
> >    "Cross referencing with unique IDs is hard to document"
> >
> > do I then write
> >
> >     ids
> >     IDs
> >     id's
> > or  ID's
>
> IDs or ids is fine.  id's and ID's is possessive (the ID owns
> something).
>
> I'd probably use IDs in this case.
>
> id is just short for identifier normally so 
> ... unique identifiers is hard ...
> would also be fine.

I would suggest calling it a UID. As Bernt said using an apostrophe is 
incorrect in this case. I would also suggest doing it like this:

"Cross referencing with unique IDs (UID) is hard to document"

I was always taught that you place the abbreviation in brackets after 
its definition, so the reader can easily find where it's defined.

Ian.