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Subject: 
Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:21:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Todd Lehman writes:
Is it a always requirement of acronyms that they be written in all caps?

It's interesting about the "y" thing! -- the only way to get BayLUG to be an
actual acronym is to pull the "y" from "Bay", thus also pulling the "a" from
"Bay" and skipping over the "A" from "Area".  :)
But you see on their website that balug is a linux user group.

                                     Alan



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  Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
 
(...) Is it a always requirement of acronyms that they be written in all caps? It's interesting about the "y" thing! -- the only way to get BayLUG to be an actual acronym is to pull the "y" from "Bay", thus also pulling the "a" from "Bay" and (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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