Ah, so you mean "Americans." ;-) Now I understand! Oh well, I'm not competing anyway ... unless you count "putting more miles on the car than the previous owner did" ... but that's just a personal contest. :-) Farrar Hudkins #2613 On 12/4/07, d_rex_2002 <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Farrar, > > These are the same folks that use double words all the time, > which make me cringe when reading them written, such as: > > VIN number = Vehicle Identification Number number > > ATM machine = Automated Teller Machine machine > > NIC card = Network Interface Card card > > Unfortunately, it seems like these things keep coming up more > and more, even in "edited" publications. > > Maybe people will get embarrassed enough to start using the > abbreviations correctly (especially in writing) but I doubt it. > > Keep the faith, Farrar. Things may change for the better. > > Later, > Rich W. > [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/