[NatureNS] re acronyms: ARGH! -- was OOPS again.

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I don't want to clutter the list, but I vote for minimizing or  
eliminating abbreviations and acronyms -- it's up to the writer to  
write out the name at least once, or at least most of it so that all  
of us know what is meant.  Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>
> Date: April 10, 2012 12:45:18 PM ADT
> To: NS NATURE <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] OOPS again.
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi Again All,
>     Not a good day for me. Tree Swallow is TRES (not TRSW) as I  
> wrote in my original email. Now off to stand in the corner. All the  
> best.
>
>                     Fritz McEvoy
>                     Sunrise Valley, CB


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I don't want to clutter the list, but I vote for minimizing or =
eliminating abbreviations and acronyms -- it's up to the writer to write =
out the name at least once, or at least most of it so that all of us =
know what is meant. &nbsp;Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin =
forwarded message:</div><br =
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13px; "><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Again All,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a good =
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p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Sunrise Valley, =
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