Quoting Gene Heskett (ghesk...@wdtv.com): > On Friday 03 April 2015 18:09:38 Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Friday 03 April 2015 22:39:32 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Sorry Brian, that is ***generally*** shorthand for "equivalent" (my > > > stars) > > > > No - it is another Gene special. > > > > Lisi > > Two great countries, Lisi, separated by a common language. > > The abbreviation 'equ' has been in common use on this side of the pond in > technical literature such as service manuals for at least 65 years that > I personally know of. > > A Common Language indeed. :)
I must admit I'm getting fed up with having to keep http://www.acronymfinder.com/ open all the time for the likes of swag sob tbe pima vswr cf idk cet adat to quote a few. (And often there are *too many* matches for convenience.) English is my mother tongue, which helps, but there are people here for whom that is not the case. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150404004446.ga16...@alum.home
