diff --git a/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py b/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
index b26d82a..f8e9705 100644
--- a/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
+++ b/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
@@ -366,11 +366,18 @@ def wip_links():
 def wip_abbrs():
   if db.uniq_abbrs == 0: return
   
+  abbr_src = '<abbr title="%s">%s</abbr>'
   for i in range(1, db.uniq_abbrs + 1):
     abbr = 'db.abbr_%s'%i
+    try:    abbr_show = eval(abbr)[2]
+    except: abbr_show = eval(abbr)[0]
+    abbr_html = abbr_src%(eval(abbr)[1],
+                          abbr_show
+                         )
+    
     replace_in_post(eval(abbr)[0],
-                         eval(abbr)[1]
-                        )
+                    abbr_html
+                   )
 
 
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