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Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
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lugnet.off-topic.pun
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:27:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Tom McDonald writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > Tom McDonald wrote:
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> > > 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"? :)
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> > 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.
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> Thanks for keeping us germane, jackson..
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
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