Re: Re: HYB: TB: Retro Iris, I. pallida (humour)
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: TB: Retro Iris, I. pallida (humour)
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:17:05 -0600
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> From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> >May I suggest "Societe pour l' Iris Retro", which has the cachet of a
> >modish French name, helps you folks up North with your commitment to
> >bilingualism, and should garner some good old-fashioned Anglo respect
with
> >its acronym!!
> SPLIR ?????
Jan,
In constructing acronyms one usually omits the minor grammatical particles.
Thus "Federal Bureau of Investigation" is abbreviated "FBI", not "FBOI" and
"Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization" is
abbreviated "CSIRO", not "CSAIRO". I would acronymize "Societe pour l' Iris
Retro" as SIR, ma'am.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
