RE: Spelling out, was Acronyms

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> I think if the acronym helps to explain the concept, 
>then it's okay to define it. If it adds nothing to 
> the discussion, leave it out.

My opinion in a nutshell.  I don't need to know how my "snake belt" works to drive my car (and I still don't know even after getting it fixed!) and I don't need to know what ASCII *stands for* in order to explain what it *means.*

I'm not adverse to putting it into a glossary so that the curious can look it up (this was the compromise I suggested to the other writer at the time).  But I do feel that it's more important to educate the reader on the concept of the term rather than the meaning of the individual letters.

That said... I also agree with the folks who are mourning the reality behind the legend of TWAIN. :>

Nea Dodson

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