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Bracketing acronym's on first use is a totally separate issue.


I was more pointing towards the second half about expanding a nickname or last name into a full name, but I think they're actually closely related as different ways in which the author might be adding context that is missing from the quote.


As is creating a plural form by adding an apostrophe. (;




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