Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 215 Fri. January 02, 2004       Letters to Editor Abbreviations CNR, Chittagong In recent days I have noticed a trend in the pages of DS which is disorienting and sometimes even misleading. Yes, I am touching on the issue of writing abbreviations and acronyms in all capitals which should be the proper way to do. When we see "Rat" instead of "RAT" and "Rab" instead of "RAB" in the headlines or otherwise, don't their appearances become really deceptive?