On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:09:59 +0000, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
>
>I also remember an Electronic Engineer, taking an IMS course and getting 
>totally confused over PCB (Printed Circuit Board vs Programme Control Block).
>He was from Northern Quebec and had not learned English until he was an adult.
>
Many years ago, my employer properly reported to authorities
a minor mishap in a Printed Circuit Board facility.  Somewhere
in transmission an initialism was substituted.  The response
from HazMat teams and coverage in local press were phenomenal.
Subsequently, we had Printed Wiring Boards.

-- gil

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