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From: McGarvey, Paul
Date: May 9, 2017 5:44AM

Hi,

Given that screenreaders will often try and read out acronymns and abbreviations with vowels as words, is it best to avoid using US when referring to the United States of America? Would US dollars be read out as us dollars?

Regards,

Paul McGarvey
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