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--Apple-Mail=_67263F56-2556-4967-8601-69AF9E271A28 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to any acronyms =97 = courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identified on its first = use in any message or series of messages. Respectfully from Jim in = Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca> > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] dead NSWO > Date: March 31, 2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: 'Fred Schueler' <bckcdb@istar.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >=20 > At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm wrote: >> I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (and men) find this statement = offensive >=20 > What's to offend? I suspect that Fred was actually lampooning the use = of virtually incomprehensible, or at least non-sensical, specialist = jargon on a general nature list (ie. not all of us are birders). I = thought "Nova Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty good guess (though = this context made it a curious comment on the part of the original = poster). >=20 > Phil >=20 > --=20 >=20 > Phil Schappert, PhD >=20 > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-460-8343 (cell) >=20 > philschappert.ca > imaginaturestudio.ca > imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca > philschappert.com >=20 > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges) --Apple-Mail=_67263F56-2556-4967-8601-69AF9E271A28 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I = heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to any acronyms =97 = courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identified on its first = use in any message or series of messages. Respectfully from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Phil Schappert <<a = href=3D"mailto:philjs@eastlink.ca">philjs@eastlink.ca</a>><br></span></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; = color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: [NatureNS] dead = NSWO</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 31, 2015 at = 5:17:07 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">'Fred Schueler' = <<a = href=3D"mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>><br></span></div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><br><div>At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm = wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">I wonder if other Nova Scotia women = (and men) find this statement offensive<br></blockquote><br>What's to = offend? I suspect that Fred was actually lampooning the use of virtually = incomprehensible, or at least non-sensical, specialist jargon on a = general nature list (ie. not all of us are birders). I thought "Nova = Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty good guess (though this context made = it a curious comment on the part of the original = poster).<br><br>Phil<br><br>-- <br><br>Phil Schappert, PhD<br><br>27 = Clovis Ave.<br>Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br>902-460-8343 (cell)<br><br><a = href=3D"http://philschappert.ca">philschappert.ca</a><br>imaginaturestudio= .ca<br>imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca<br>philschappert.com<br><br>"Just = let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."<br> = &n= bsp; &nbs= p; = (Michael Hedges)<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_67263F56-2556-4967-8601-69AF9E271A28--
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