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Article #120Re: New York Times article on BBS's
From: Ed Saffle
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:40
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:40
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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. Okay...your examples are really acronyms and not abbrevations. However I do agree with you on this point. Why? Well, what does MODEM stand for? I have always heard MOdulator/DEModulator. Likewise I have always haerd it pronounced as mode-em. When I was just starting out with all this stuff (god only knows how long ago) I first pronouonced it mod-em, but then I found myself pronouncing it the other way once I found others to converse with. ed
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.folklore.computers Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!gmuvax2!esaffle From: esaffle@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Ed Saffle) Subject: Re: New York Times article on BBS's Message-ID: <1992Jul23.184014.14135@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. References: <rdippold.711661229@cancun> <mtpins.711668470@icaen.uiowa.edu> <14kv1kINNg06@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:40:14 GMT Lines: 21