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  • P Paul Watson

    I think the problem with those is one of intended-readership. If it is used in a CNN article for the general public then tagging on vehicle or aircraft is a good thing as not everyone knows what a UAV or ATV is. "A UAV crashed yesterday in Iraq" doesn't mean a whole lot to Joe Public while "A UAV aircraft..." clarifies it a bit. They could however do "A UAV (Anmanned Aerial Vehicle)..." which is probably more correct but takes up space in their articles and might be too technical still. And is it "An UAV" or "A UAV"? I always forget the rule for acronyms. "An UAV" when said out loud sounds strange. regards, Paul Watson South Africa The Code Project Pope Pius II said "The only prescription is more cowbell. "

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    Colin Angus Mackay
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    A UAV - It starts with a demi-vowel (apparently)


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    • M Marc Clifton

      I noticed a sign at the gas station a few days ago: "ATM Machine Inside" Makes me wonder, when does an acronym like "Automatic Teller Machine" devolve into something that then requires taking the third letter in the acronym and reproducing it as the full word next to the acronym. For example, I occasionally hear neophites talk about the "www web". Anyone have any other examples? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing YAPO

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      Marc Clifton wrote: Anyone have any other examples?* VIN number

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      • M Michael Dunn

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        David Wulff
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        I've seen 'PAS steering' in the paper. (PAS = power assisted steering.)


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        • M Marc Clifton

          I noticed a sign at the gas station a few days ago: "ATM Machine Inside" Makes me wonder, when does an acronym like "Automatic Teller Machine" devolve into something that then requires taking the third letter in the acronym and reproducing it as the full word next to the acronym. For example, I occasionally hear neophites talk about the "www web". Anyone have any other examples? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing YAPO

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          Chris Maunder
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          LPG Gas tanks. Always a crowd pleaser cheers, Chris Maunder

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            LPG Gas tanks. Always a crowd pleaser cheers, Chris Maunder

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            ExtraLean
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            • M Marc Clifton

              I noticed a sign at the gas station a few days ago: "ATM Machine Inside" Makes me wonder, when does an acronym like "Automatic Teller Machine" devolve into something that then requires taking the third letter in the acronym and reproducing it as the full word next to the acronym. For example, I occasionally hear neophites talk about the "www web". Anyone have any other examples? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing YAPO

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              Turtle Hand
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              It's like a recursive acronym (e.g. PHP is a Hypertext Preprocessor) without the humor. How many times have I heard NIC Card and wondered, 'Don't you know what NIC, (Network Interface Card) stands for?' It's good to live, Josef Wainz Software Developer

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