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damn, I see now there were parts of that message that were unforgivably underabbreviated. Cheers, Bryan Rasmussen On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:01 PM, bryan rasmussen <rasmussen.bryan@g...> wrote: > IMHO ISO's OOXML/ODF XML standardization process, with too many AMDs > of various NBs has made a mockery of any sort of IS effort. As to > whether or not XML, SOAP, etc. etc. are abbrevs or acros I refer to > the AAAAA for final determination. I will debate this issue A3! I am > ACORN AATK as my FBI records will no doubt confirm. > > AMBW, > B.R. > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@g...> wrote: >>> "SOAP" was coined as an acronym. Some people use it as an acronym >>> now, but others do not. >>> >>> Another example of the is Ecma. It used to be ECMA, short for a phrase, but >>> now they have a less European bias it is just a name and not short for >>> anything, according to them. >> >> >> I used to laugh to myself in meetings where managers would shout >> acronyms across the table at each other but not be able to tell you >> the words the acronyms were short for... >> >> I guess it doesn't really matter, as long as everyone knows what is >> meant when the acronym is said then it has served its purpose. At >> which point, you could argue that the acronym has graduated into a >> word. >> >> To go back to the point of the thread, doesn't it depend on what the >> browers do with <abbr> and <acronym> ? Go with whichever does what >> you want... >> >> >> -- >> Andrew Welch >> http://andrewjwelch.com >> Kernow: http://kernowforsaxon.sf.net/ >> >> _______________________________________________________________________ >> >> XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS >> to support XML implementation and development. To minimize >> spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. >> >> [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ >> Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... >> subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... >> List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ >> List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php >> >> >
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