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Article #2471Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
From: Colin B.
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:19
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In comp.unix.solaris Casper H.S. Dik <Casper.Dik@sun.com> wrote: > 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. Or initialisms (a distinction which is primarily observed in the USA). I'm still reeling over the concept that teachers in an English-speaking country taught (and may still teach) "'s" as the proper way to pluralize acronyms (and initialisms). I can't find any authority that would suggest this is or has been proper, except curiously for Washington State University, which more or less says, "it's wrong but everyone does it so go ahead." It's convincing me more and more that "US English" will need to be given its own name before long. Colin
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