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riffic ◴[] No.44522877[source]
Why is it named "Rail Over Bridge", when the picture clearly shows the bridge is over the railroad? What's with the need to define acronyms all the time in writing like this ("ROB"? "Public Works Department (PWD)" for example?)
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lazyant ◴[] No.44522988[source]
It's confusing but you can read it as (Rail Over) Bridge.

Defining acronyms/initializations the first time they are used is best practice[1]; I hate the opposite of just throwing around acronyms that the reader may not be familiar with.

[1] "Define them the first time you use them in content" https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation-and-conve...

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1. riffic ◴[] No.44523926[source]
AP Stylebook says "avoid alphabet soup."

Good writers refrain from unnecessary acronyms (I refer to plain language rules, or "plr").