From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-06-15T07:20:04+09:00
Subject: Re: FAQ for comp.lang.ruby

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josef 'Jupp' Schugt" <jupp@gmx.de>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: FAQ for comp.lang.ruby


> Saluton!
> 
> * James Britt (ruby-talk ML); 2003-06-14, 14:37 UTC:
> >>> http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyAbbreviations
> > 
> > Um, before doing so, can we consider renaming the page to
> > RubyGlossary instead?
> 
> Alternative suggestion: RubySlang
> 
> I did already add the items to the German FAQ under the headline
> 
> comp.lang.ruby/ruby-talk slang
> 
> Are you sure you are not confusing abbreviations and acronyms? As a
> rule of thumb (there *are* exceptions from this general rule like XP
> for eXtreme Programming) acronyms are composed of initial letters of
> words while abbreviations are simply shorthand.

Actually, the distinction I know is that acronyms 
have to become a pronounceable word -- so laser
would be an acronym (used to be LASER), but SPCA
would not. Many Americans don't make even this
distinction any more.

Personally I don't care whether it's slang or
glossary or whatever. I'll link to it later.

Thanks,
Hal