Re: discussion group abbreviations

From: Moorad Alexanian (alexanian@uncwil.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 09:00:44 EDT

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    From: Dawsonzhu@aol.com <Dawsonzhu@aol.com>
    To: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
    Date: Monday, October 16, 2000 6:55 PM
    Subject: Re: discussion group abbreviations

    >Doug Hayworth wrote in part:
    >
    ><< .... As a general rule, I think it is good to spell out and
    >define nearly all such abbreviations the first time they appear in one's
    >message. This practice should apply not only to figures of speech (FOS)
    >but also the specific field jargon (SFJ) used. This will make it easier
    >for new-comers (NCs) to follow discussions. For example, this group uses
    > FOS like IMHO and SFJ like TE, ID, YEC, but these rarely get defined >>
    >
    >One of the more amusing ones is "PC". Is that "politically correct"
    >or "process creation"? "ID" can be confused with "identification" and
    >"intelligent design". Mix all those together, and it could result in a
    >curious discussion.
    >
    >Wayne



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