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From: Roman Shaposhnick <rvs@sun.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] wiki editing via web browser
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Date: Mon,  5 Apr 2004 12:29:58 -0700
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On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 04:11:52PM -0300, George Michaelson wrote:
> 
> >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? 

  What ?!?!? I though USA invented the whole idea.

Thanks,
Roman.

P.S. Back in my childhood I though that Russian military tongue was
practically Morse code when it came to the number of acronyms per
sentence, boy, was I wrong: "AFAIR I've RSVPed for the FAQ session before COB"!
And that's *spoken* language!