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Article #2466Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
From: Casper H.S. Dik
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:00
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:00
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chocolatemalt <chocolatemalt@dim=dot=com.invalid> writes: >Excellent points. I would also add that with our inundation of acronyms >in modern English, many are losing their capitalization in common use >and can't be pluralized in a workable manner without an apostrophe: > I have two cpu's in this computer. > I need a new cb radio... they got any cb's at that store? Except that they're not acronyms but rather abbreviations. Casper -- Expressed in this posting are my opinions. They are in no way related to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems. Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may be fiction rather than truth.
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