7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the presentation preference further comprises: querying abbreviation usage history data for a combination of the recipient and either a condensed format or an expanded format of an identified abbreviation element; and when the combination exists in the abbreviation usage history data, designating a format contained in the combination as the presentation preference of the recipient for the identified abbreviation element.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the presentation preference further comprises: querying abbreviation usage history data for a combination of the recipient and either a condensed format or an expanded format of an identified abbreviation element; and when the combination exists in the abbreviation usage history data, designating a format contained in the combination as the presentation preference of the recipient for the identified abbreviation element. 12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: when the combination is absent from the abbreviation usage history data and absent from the abbreviation dictionary for the identified abbreviation element, searching Web content, social communications, or both for the identified abbreviation element and updating the abbreviation usage history data using results from the searching.