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I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks

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1009 points n1b0m | 3 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.645s | source
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1024core ◴[19 Mar 25 15:31 UTC] No.43413360[source]▶
> The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare.

Why is it so hard to write "ICE" ? It is an acronym.

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dragonwriter ◴[19 Mar 25 15:35 UTC] No.43413412[source]▶
> Why is it so hard to write "ICE" ? It is an acronym.

Setting acronyms in all-caps is a common American stylistic choice, but far from universal in English language writing; initial-cap for acronyms and all-caps for non-acronym initialisms is also a common style, globally, in written English.

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1. AnimalMuppet ◴[19 Mar 25 15:37 UTC] No.43413441[source]▶
What's a "non-acronym initialism"?
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2. dragonwriter ◴[19 Mar 25 15:42 UTC] No.43413494[source]▶
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/abbreviat...
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3. AnimalMuppet ◴[19 Mar 25 16:05 UTC] No.43413818[source]▶
Huh. TIL.

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