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Q: Can I start a sentence with an abbreviated form?

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Say that I have first spelled out a term and then used only its abbreviated form (for example, ‘serum ferritin’ and then ‘sF’). After repeatedly using the abbreviation inline, if I wish to use…
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The norm is to not begin a sentence with an abbreviation, except if it’s an acronym such as NASA…

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