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Subject:	Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.pun
Date:	Wed, 22 Mar 2000 03:37:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes: > > > Tom McDonald wrote: > > > I think so, until they cross over into regular noun "worddom", cf. scuba, > > radar. Words like "diesel" or "ohm" are no longer capped when impersonally > > used. Much in the same way, I've noticed that many hyphenated terms • gradually > > lose their hyphens upon acceptance. Anyone remember "micro-computer"? :) > > Neither diesel nor ohm are acronyms. Both are words formed from the > inventor's or discoverer's name. So while an interesting point, it's not > germane. Thanks for keeping us germane, jackson.. -Tom McD. when replying, spamcakes make excellent wheel blocks. (rerun due to illness)

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		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
(...) Very sly, waiting until I put my shillelagh away to pull out the pun... But that won't save you, because I have my wiffle bat! fwap! :) Oh, and for the record, that was a real groaner... Jeff (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
(...) Neither diesel nor ohm are acronyms. Both are words formed from the inventor's or discoverer's name. So while an interesting point, it's not germane. (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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