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  • Subject: Re: Name of file
  • From: "Gary (Lists)" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:49:58 -0500
  • Thread-topic: Name of file

"Mark J. Reed" wrote:

> On Jan 11, 2008 2:00 PM, Gary (Lists) <email@hidden> wrote:
>> sometimes 'SA' is used to mean "scripting addition", but I don't think
>> that's an accurate usage either, as that phrase is not a proper noun and
>> therefore shouldn't be capitalized.)
>
> And you shouldn't ride horses because the grass is green?

I'm not sure what that means, but...

> A phrase doesn't have to be a proper noun to be suitable for
> abbreviation as an initialism

...you are correct, but my point was that, given two usages for SA, one is
(I said *I think*) more appropriate than the other...especially since we
have an abbreviation for 'scripting addition' ... osax ... that avoids
confusion.

I believe you extended my point beyond its intent.

But I appreciated your post, since I care about that kind of thing.

--
Gary


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