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Bookmark or Share- How should the abbreviation for "identifier" be capitalized?In common English, ID is used from common practice. In programming, though, it's sometimes id. The reason it's capitalized for common English is that there's no period at the end of the abbreviation, unlike abbreviations like tsp., lb., or abbr. Abbreviations also see demotion from capitalization by common use.
- Different forms of the abbreviations for "identification"?Both the NOAD and the OED report that ID is an abbreviation for identity, identification. They weren't carrying any ID. I lost my ID card. The term id is used in psychoanalysis, and Id is a variant spelling of Eid. In some contexts, id could be understood as ID, for example in the phrase the user id used when talking of a CMS.
- I would rather / I'd rather - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeI would rather / I'd rather. This is an example of the subjunctive-- something that refers to possibilities rather than facts.
- style - "I'd" or "I would" in official letters? - English Language ...Not "I'ld" as the proper contraction of "I would" is "I'd" (without an "L") Except in very formal writing, contractions are acceptable.
- Is it correct to say "I would like to inquire about something?"A personal pet peeve of mine is the seemingly obligatory "I would like to thank . . ." that begins many speeches.
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