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Message board > TV or T.V.? I Do Wonder!!!
TV or T.V.? I Do Wonder!!!
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Nebal
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TV or T.V.? I Do Wonder!!!
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Hello wonderful teachers,
I have a big wonder , and need your opinions.
Is T.V. accepted to indicate "television �"?
Which is more commomnly used "T.V." or "TV" ? Why?
Thanks in advance.
Nebal  |
27 May 2010
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dennismychina
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TV is the abbreviation of television. TV is used as television is one word. |
27 May 2010
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stexstme
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TV : no points, as there are not two words... ;o) |
27 May 2010
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Babs1966
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I agree with Dennismychina
Personaly I never seen T.V. written this way ;)
Good day |
27 May 2010
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Zora
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I �d use T.V. ... but after looking it up; I see both are acceptable.
"Television (often abbreviated to TV, T.V., or more recently, tv;
sometimes called telly, the tube, boob tube, or idiot box in British
English) is a widely used telecommunication system
for broadcasting and
receiving moving
pictures and sound over a
distance. The term may also be used to refer specifically to a
television set, programming or
television transmission.
The word is derived from mixed Latin and Greek roots,
meaning "far sight": Greek tele , far, and Latin vision, sight (from
video, vis- to see, or to view in the first person).
See more at Wikipedia.org... "
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27 May 2010
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Nebal
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Oh guys, that �s what another teacher kept saying that television is one word. So, there �s no need to put points.
However, I thought the two are correct , just as dear Zora mentioned.
Need more opinions and justifications, please!!
Nebal
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27 May 2010
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yanogator
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In the early days of television, the usual abbreviation was T.V. For at least 20 years, TV has been used almost exclusively in the US. (See, Babs, you �re just too young to have seen it with the periods). Since Zora would use T.V., it seems that the custom is different in Canada, or at least in that part of Canada (It �s a big country). So, as Zora �s research shows, both are correct.
Bruce |
27 May 2010
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Babs1966
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Thanks so much Bruce ;)
(being half french and half American that could explain my lack of knowing)
But I prefer it to be because of thought as YOUNG  |
27 May 2010
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Jayho
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Hi Nebal
Many moons ago when I went to school we always included the full stop (T.V.) but now we don �t do this (TV).
Out of interest I too googled it and I found this ( here):
Showing the ellipsis of letters
Traditionally, in English, abbreviations have been written with a full stop/period/point in place of the deleted part to show the ellipsis of letters, although the colon and apostrophe have also had this role. In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is an abbreviation of a separate word and, in theory, should get its own termination mark. Such punctuation is diminishing with the belief that the presence of all-capital letters is sufficient to indicate that the word is an abbreviation.
Cheers
Jayho |
28 May 2010
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Damielle
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Hi butterfly, read about the use of full stop in abbreviations here
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28 May 2010
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special corner
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Actually, i have no idea.
But when i was studying we have it with full stops (T.V.)
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28 May 2010
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