I c u rn't up 2 date - we R there - check chat & messenger - urgh D2e ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Whistler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:23 PM Subject: Re: Origin of the term i18n
> Mark, > > > > Mark, I am curious why you find this term so distasteful? Is it the > > > algorithm itself or just a general objection to acronyms and the like? Or > > > something else entirely? > > > > I find this particular way of forming abbreviations particularly ugly and > > obscure. It is also usually unnecessary; looking at any of the messages > > brought up by Google, the percentage of 'saved' keystrokes is a very small > > proportion of the total count. And when it leaks out into the general > > programmer community, it just looks odd. > > > > For me, it is on the same order as using "nite" for "night", or "cpy" for > > "copy". > > u shuld just be glad u wont live to see the day when netspeak roolz > and ur goofy language is rOxXoRed! > > --K1n >
