atw: Re: Pronounseeashun [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
- From: Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:01:14 +1100
and now we have a good use for the apostrophe.
Otherwise we may get confused between Us and U's.
I'm in the other half who might ROTFL (which has been heard as a spoken
word 'roffle').
On 6 January 2012 14:07, <Peter.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Geoffrey said:
> >And texters create acronyms and initialisms, just as we have done for
> centuries. Just as “bus”, “pram” and “phone” have become accepted >usage,
> there is no logical reason why “U” could not come to be conventional usage
> in, say, 2112.
>
> *... except that then we'd have the plural form as "U's" and half of this
> list would drop off the twig in apoplexies.... :-) *
>
> *Peter M*
>
> Bob Trussler
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