Acronyms

I follow the Guardian’s style guide on the twitters, because they’re both informative and occasionally witty. I seldom disagree with them, although I suppose if I have a personal style it falls between theirs and Chicago (I use periods for things like Mr. and e.g., e.g.; but there are occasionally things where I prefer the more relaxed Guardian take). One thing I cannot stand about British usage, however, is taking acronyms to mixed-case, which nearly ALWAYS makes me stop to read a sentence again, whether they’re talking about AIDS or NATO or, as now, SOPA/PIPA.

Maybe it’s just because I frequently read recipes for and menus that have sopas, or have to mentally sift through a couple of languages before I hit the right one as it is, but I don’t believe in creating ambiguity where none need exist.