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From: George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net>
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>Bulgaria has also inherited a Soviet-style inclination to get as many
>abbreviated words as possible in the names of state-run companies,
>"Neftochim" and "Bulgartabak" come as examples.  Should I not be
>making fun of those either?

The French do this too, as I am sure Boyd can point out. Maybe the Sovs got
it from the French? And I wish I knew if the 'waterloo == station' urban myth
my mother told me is true (apparently the czar was that impressed with the
station when he saw it)

I like this form of word construction. As does Bell Northern Canada and almost
every other telco these days. EmbraTel, Nortel, K-Tel...

>
>By the way, you either have the definition of 'chauvinism' wrong, or
>are confused about which country I am "militantly devoted to the
>glorification of"
>(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chauvinism).  I believe the
>word doesn't change meaning in either russian, armenian, bulgarian,
>moldovan (romanian) or gagauz.

I blame the cathars, or the bogomils. They're all dead anyway. But I'll
blame Canada if you like!

-George