Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, Search the archives maybe five years ago. Very roughly translated, even a dead man will be kicked. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 11/23/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Marc James Small writes in part: > > > At 03:15 PM 11/23/2006, R S wrote: > > >The International Zone is normally referred to as 'IZ' . > > >You'll find a lot of journalists hanging out there and they tend > > to refer tothe IZ as the GZ (or 'Green Zone'). > > >Odds are the food was provided by KBR. > > > > Avoid ALL acronyms, abbreviations, and > > initialisms unless you spell them out at first > > use, as in "the International Zone in Baghdad > > (hence, "IZ")" or "the Green Zone in Baghdad > > (hence, "GZ")" or "KBR (formerly a Halliburton > > subsidiary originally known as Kellogg, Root, and Brown (?))" or > > the like. > > > > The problem with using abbreviations is that they > > speak only to a few of those receiving the > > message. Clarity in communications is > > everything. Abbreviations impede clarity by > > restricting the exchange of information to "those in the know". > > > > > > Clarity, clarity, clarity. > > > > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > Along these lines, what the hell does "Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!" > actually mean? > > For a hamburger I will gladly pay you Tuesday? Exit stage right? > Yabadabadoo? > > Greg J. Lorenzo > Calgary, Alberta > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >