Hello Mary, > Or else, define the abbreviations, remembering that they are not > communicating just with peers and friends, but with the entire > list--broad in range of background and in range of native languages.
You are very right. But it is completely understandable that, being English the "official" language of the list, those whose native language is English, or have a good knowledge of it, tend to forget that there may be words or expressions some of us may not understand. Same thing happens with some abbreviations, they are so common to some of us that we tend to forget that may be totally unknown to others. But I don't think the solution is to not use some expressions or abbreviations, or explaining them each time. I believe the solution is not being shy and just asking when something is not understood. After all, we were all born naked and knowing nothing :-) -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v1.61 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
