On 18 Dec 2006 12:34:18 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick O'Keefe) wrote: >>But if we are writing user documentation - should we say "PIN Number" >>irritating some customers, or "PIN", confusing others? >>... > >You could write "Personal Identifcation Number (PIN)".
And it appears that we might have a new feature of our written language: "Personal Identification Numbers (PINs)". But it may be that "PIN's" wins out, despite Lynne Truss. Are there any "Mothers-In-Law" type acronyms where the plural "s" logically doesn't fit at the end? Maybe Laser (if it hadn't transcended its acronym). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
