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Subject:	Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:14:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes: > > And another pet hate is people who type an acronym, then write the meaning > after it! Why not just leave the acronym out altogether? > > ROSCO > > LMKWYT (Let Me Know Wh....Oh, poop) Okay, if attorneys general, courts martial and Rolls Royce are plural forms, shouldn't the plural of AFOL be AF'sOL? Or are the rules different for acronyms? And speaking of acronyms, hasn't it already been argued that technically in order to be an acronym the series of letters must form a word (usual example being radar)? Or do they all form new words-- it's just that some of them are impossible to pronounce? Maggie C.

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		Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
(...) Hmm.. I've heard the phrase "so-and-so drives a Rolls," which is like saying "so-and-so drives a cars." Strange. I would argue that the plural of AFOL is AFOL, since "F" can stand for "Fans" as easily as it can for "Fan." I've often heard the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Stuff (Was: some other stuff)
(...) The point is to explain the acronym the first time you use it, then just re-use the acronym where it needs to be repeated. It's actually required by the guidelines for government writing in the UK (or was that an Official Secret? Damn, I can (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today
(...) Never let it be said that a Strine[1] was adverse to a little "linguistic laziness", but in this case, it actually changes the entire meaning of the sentence. Most people know what is actually meant, but it just doesn't make sense to me, when (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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