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On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:50:00 +0200, Sebastian Beßler wrote: |
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> > What is the name of the programm to cut off advertisings? |
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> > ATM??? IIRC??? |
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> cted from initi |
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> ATM and IIRC are acronyms |
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If I were a pedantic old bastard (which I am) I would point out |
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that they are abbreviations, not acronyms. An acronym is a word |
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constructed from the initials or parts of other words, like radar or |
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modem. |
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I suppose IIRC barley qualifies if you pronounce it Erk! |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed... |
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...Oh, wait a minute, he already does. |
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