Letter Spelling
Symbol $
Definition

The act of spelling out a word letter-by-letter or an abbreviation
Description

Often, a speaker may spell a word letter-by-letter - actually pronouncing each component letter by name - for clarification and correct writing. An abbreviation may also consist of letters. These two instances are annotated with the dollar symbol [$]. In order to differentiate from letters, words that are acronyms and pronounced or spoken as words - such as OPEC, ASCII, etc. - are not annotated.

If a name consists of spelled letters, a hyphen connects these letters so as to treat them as one lexical unit.

When to use [$]
 

When the word is spelled out letter-by-letter

When letters are part of an abbreviation

Rules for Transcribing the [$]
 

1. Every spelled-out letter must begin with [$].
ex: my name is ~Dan , $D $A $N .

2.Each letter is separated by a white space.
ex: how do you spell fiat ? $F $I $A $T .

3. Single letters pronounced as a part of an abbreviation or compound word are marked with a [$], but are connected with a hyphen, rather than a white space.
ex: $S-$U-$V, $S-Bahn

4. Abbreviated proper nouns are annotated with the tilda [~].
ex: ~$L-$T-$I

Examples 1. and you won't see my picture on the ~$L-$T-$I most wanted up there , when they put them all on the wall .
2. he writes grammars and things . he is doing a ~CPoF-grammar
  3. ~Suvotai , $S $U $V $O $T $A $$I

4. When an abbreviation is treated in the possessive, an apostrophe 's' is added to the abbreviation.
so , what is ~$I-$S-$L's goal in all of this ? what do they do ?
  5. But if the abbreviation is made plural, only an 's,' and no apostrophe, is added , as in:
$P-$Cs change so much , it is no longer true .