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From: pcarver@SnPaAcM.net (Paul Carver) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 03:13:22 GMT Message-ID: <33a11898.39235577@news.nac.net> References: <337C64F0.41C6@cs.ucc.ie> <5lsbv4$id8@bmtlh10.bnr.ca> <3383FA57.4855@uab.ericsson.se> <EAMxy9.EF4@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> <3390a559.4210811@news.dircon.co.uk> <3392FE4F.1667@att.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.01/32.397 X-No-Archive: yes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: nac-wsh2-s0-115k.nac.net Lines: 33 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!uunet!199.60.229.3!newsfeed.direct.ca!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nac!nntp1.nac.net!nac-wsh2-s0-115k.nac.net Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45820 comp.os.linux.misc:179361 comp.os.linux.x:63784 alt.os.linux:22005 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3526 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42589 gnu.misc.discuss:31691 comp.unix.solaris:108971 On Mon, 02 Jun 1997 13:09:35 -0400, in comp.unix.shell, Allen Kirby <akirby@att.com> wrote: >Wrong. Acronyms are words created from the first letters of other >words, such as: > >FBI,MRI,IBM,FDA,FAA,AT&T > >Some are pronouncable, like RADAR, but it's the exception. If what you >say is correct, none of the words above would be acronyms. And they're >certainly not abbreviations, so what are they? > >They're acronyms. > > >-- >--- >Allen Kirby AT&T ITS Production Services >akirby@att.com Alpharetta, GA. > Allen, you ought to know better. AT&T isn't an acronym anymore. They had it legally changed so that now it stands for absolutely nothing. AT&T is not an acronym or abbreviation for the name of the company, it *is* the name of the company. Paul (AT&T IWS System Requirements but posting from home) -- Remove the capital letters from my email address if you wish to contact me by email.