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Trannies, xfrmrs, and Transformers
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From: Alfred A. Skrocki [SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 1:27 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Trannies, xfrmrs, and Transformers
On Monday, March 02, 1998 4:48 PM Dan Ressler
[SMTP:danz_da_man-at-hotmail-dot-com] wrote;
> Hey list,
> This is my take on the slang thing.....the dialect that is created by
> groups of people, like the people on this list, unifies those people,
> gives them an identity, and separates them from everyone else.....I for
> one am proud of these things, like my NY accent, ect.... If you aren't
> proud of these things and prefer to keep things technical and
> impersonal...then so be it, but let others have their fun.
It theory at least, the reason for the technical terms is to increase
the clarity or preciseness of descriptions. As long as the use of slang
terms does not hinder this as in the use of terms like OBIT or xformer
or even tranny (I personally don't like the last one) then I say it is fine,
BUT when it starts to make communication MORE difficult then I say it has
gone too far. Back when I graduated from college I was very insistent on
the usage of proper terms, as the years rolled by I learned that it is not
the words that are important but the successful transfer of ideas.
Sincerely
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