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- From: liam@durie.amigans.gen.nz (Liam Greenwood)
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- Subject: Re: New York Times article on BBS's
- Message-ID: <liam.0594@durie.amigans.gen.nz>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 21:31:56 GMT+12
- References: <1992Jul20.080858.145@sdg.dra.com> <rdippold.711661229@cancun> <mtpins.711668470@icaen.uiowa.edu> <14kv1kINNg06@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
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- In article <14kv1kINNg06@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:
- >
- >In article <mtpins.711668470@icaen.uiowa.edu> mtpins@icaen.uiowa.edu (Michael T Pins) writes:
- >}Keep in mind that most computer "terms" are concatenated abbrev's.
- >}In this case, SYStem OPerator. Pronounce them accordingly.
- >
- > I really dislike this argument, but I used to use it myself....
- >
- > I dislike it because it's NOT true. There are many many terms that
- >are abbreviations/acronyms that are *not* pronounced the way in which the
- >original words are. There are only two I can think of at the moment, one
- >of which is a computer term.
- >
- > BASIC -- if the rule was true, we'd pronounce it "bahsick" rather
- > than "baysick"
- >
- > AMFAR -- American Foundation for Aids Research (how in hell this
- > popped into my mind I do not know).. But if the
- > rule was true, it'd be pronounced "amfair" rather than
- > "amfar"
- But your two example are ETLAs, not concatenated abbrevs so the
- pronunciation rules are different. TLAs and ETLAs are spoken however
- is convenient ie BASIC is pronounced as the word, whereas TLA is
- said Tee El Ah (...or whatever?). SYSOP is two abbreviations that
- sorta run together when spoken, 'lazy talk'.
-
- All IMHO, as always.
- >--
- >/unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu used ADB trackball WANTED Apple II Forever!\
- >\Mail me:Get INFOCOM GAMES RERELEASED,ULT VI GS done,for UNIX GS&CHEAP CD info/
- >What the world needs now is another folk singer like I need a hole in my head.
-
- --
- Liam Greenwood ------ liam@durie.amigans.gen.nz ------ Wanganui, N.Z.
- Don't tell my Mother I'm a programmer,
- she thinks I'm a piano player in a brothel
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