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		RobotToaster on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Origin Of The Abbreviation I18n (2002) My "favourite" one of those weird abbreviations is a11y, because rather ironically it's bad for screen readers.

MrVandemar on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Wouldn't wrapping it in <abbr> tags fix the problem?

edflsafoiewq on April 20, 2023 | | [–]

Doesn't seem any worse for screen readers than for the rest of us.

tough on April 20, 2023 | [–]

I read it as ally tho

OJFord on April 20, 2023 | [–]

A screen reader won't 'tho', and even if it did, that's not better?

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