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Subject:RE: ID or Id? From:"Evan Martin" <evan -dot- martin -at- garvin-allen -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:43:44 -0400
Me thinks someone missed the subtle Freud joke.
Evan
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Jan Henning wrote:
>
> When abbreviations are spoken letter by letter, they are written in
> all uppercase. Since "ID" is spoken "eye-dee", it must be written
> "ID". "Id" would be spoken "id".
Anthony Davey wrote:
>Telling us how to pronounce words, now. Is this some type of "ego" trip?
Jan's tip on writing 'ID' was helpful and succinct, not a pronunciation
guide at all. Perhaps some of us are more concerned about the supposed
subliminal reasoning behind a contribution to the list rather than the
actual information/help offered.
Have a good weekend!
Rakhi.
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