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Index of Subjects --=_d2f357b253d16cc1dd51d39fed149e58 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I didn't realize using acronyms was offensive, and I'm sorry if I offended anyone. I'll be sure not to do it again. Billy On 31 Mar 2015 17:25, Jim Wolford wrote: > I heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to any acronyms -- 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 [1]> >> >> SUBJECT: RE: [NATURENS] DEAD NSWO >> >> DATE: March 31, 2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT >> >> TO: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [2] >> >> CC: 'Fred Schueler' <bckcdb@istar.ca [3]> >> >> REPLY-TO: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [4] >> >> At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm wrote: >> >>> I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (and men) find this statement offensive >> >> 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). >> >> Phil >> >> -- >> >> Phil Schappert, PhD >> >> 27 Clovis Ave. >> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 >> 902-460-8343 (cell) >> >> philschappert.ca [5] >> imaginaturestudio.ca >> imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca >> philschappert.com >> >> "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." >> (Michael Hedges) Links: ------ [1] mailto:philjs@eastlink.ca [2] mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [3] mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca [4] mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [5] http://philschappert.ca --=_d2f357b253d16cc1dd51d39fed149e58 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><body> <p>I didn't realize using acronyms was offensive, and I'm sorry i= f I offended anyone. I'll be sure not to do it again.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p>On 31 Mar 2015 17:25, Jim Wolford wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p= x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignore= d --><!-- meta ignored -->I heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to= any acronyms — courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identi= fied on its first use in any message or series of messages. Respectfu= lly from Jim in Wolfville.<br /> <div><br /> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline" /> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p= x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>From: </strong></span><span>Phil = Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca&= gt;<br /></span></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Subject: </strong></span><span><s= trong>RE: [NatureNS] dead NSWO</strong><br /></span></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Date: </strong></span><span>March= 31, 2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT<br /></span></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>To: </strong></span><span><a href= =3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br /></span= ></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Cc: </strong></span><span>'Fred S= chueler' <bckcdb@istar.ca><br = /></span></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Reply-To: </strong></span><span><= a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br />= </span></div> <br /> <div>At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm wrote:<br /> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p= x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%">I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (= and men) find this statement offensive</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 />H= alifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br />902-460-8343 (cell)<br /><br /><a href=3D"http://p= hilschappert.ca">philschappert.ca</a><br />imaginaturestudio.ca<br />imagin= aturestudio.blogspot.ca<br />philschappert.com<br /><br />"Just let imagina= tion lead, reality will follow through..."<br /> &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp; (Michael Hedges)</div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div> </div> </body></html> --=_d2f357b253d16cc1dd51d39fed149e58--
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