Possible initialism exception (TB)

[Weijia Cheng]

Should TB for "tuberculosis" be added to 8.10.9.2? It seems similar to the "TV" case.

[Alexander Keane]

Wouldn't TB already be covered by 8.10.7.2 as an abbreviation that is not an initialism or acronym, and does not end in a lower case letter?

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Should TB for "tuberculosis" be added to 8.10.9.2? It seems similar to the "TV" case.

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[Alex Cabal]

No; as the M-W link you sent states, T.B. also stands for Tubercle
Bacillus.

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> Should TB <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tb> for
> "tuberculosis" be added to 8.10.9.2 <https://standardebooks.org/
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[Weijia Cheng]

Ok, I guess I'm still confused what the desired typography here is then. T.B. with periods?

[Alex Cabal]

Correct, it's just a regular initialism

On 10/17/25 8:08 PM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> Ok, I guess I'm still confused what the desired typography here is then.
> T.B. with periods?
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> On Friday, October 17, 2025 at 8:50:25 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
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> No; as the M-W link you sent states, T.B. also stands for Tubercle
> Bacillus.
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> On 10/17/25 7:00 PM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > Should TB <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tb
> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tb>> for
> > "tuberculosis" be added to 8.10.9.2 <https://standardebooks.org/
> <https://standardebooks.org/>
> > manual/1.8.4/8-typography#8.10.9.2>? It seems similar to the "TV"
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