X-Message-Number: 16476
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 17:42:45 -0700
From: Olaf Henny <>
Subject: PiffleFLAG Acronyms
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Most Cryonet readers can reasonably be expected to know, what CI
or ACS stand for.  Though even that is doubtful, since new readers
on a casual visit will have difficulties finding definitions for these
acronyms.

It is different, nevertheless, when we are using off topic
acronyms such as PFLAG, LDS and DLG it would be helpful to
write out the full title, at least at first occurrence.

I can sort of figure out that the last 3 letters of PFLAG mean
'lesbian and gay'.  However this is a site with international
participants, for many of whom English is a foreign language,
difficult to communicate with in the first place.  Acronyms are
part of an "insider s language" used by various groups,
movements, societies and professional associations, in which
identical letter groups often have quite different meanings.
It would be helpful to write out the full title, at least at
first occurrence, so that I too can figure out, what "y' all
growed-ups" are talking about.

Best.
Olaf

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