Acronym of what, Ryan?
On 7/10/03 10:28 PM, " Ryan Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 09:24 PM, David Deckert wrote: > >> Bruce wrote: >>> note, 'MAC' generally refers ... >> >> It's also a retail cosmetics company, maybe at your local mall... >> >>> (Sorry, a pet peeve of mine.) >> >> Yeah, me too to some extent. I'm not a grammar expert by any means --- >> I >> can't even remember to help myself by hitting spell check most of the >> time --- but realizing that 'Mac' refers to a 'Macintosh' I've just >> never understood why it's often spelled 'MAC'. Perhaps it's thought >> that 'MAC' is in fact proper? Or is it perpetuated just because it's so >> prevalent? > > MAC is the Hardware acronym. Mac is Macintosh. There is a different. > Like Copier and Xerox machine (ok not quite like it but close enough). > > -- > Ryan > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
