* Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [140708, 01:29]:
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:22:33AM +0200, Ennio-Sr wrote:
> > I've never used it, so I cannot give you first hand info. Did you
> > follow thw instructions laid out in 'man muttrc'? i.e.:
> >
> > --- quote ---
> > [...]
> > fcc-save-hook [!]pattern filename
> > This command is an abbreviation for identical fcc-hook and
> > save-
> > hook commands.
> >
> > --- unquote ---
>
> An abbreviation? I don't think abbreviation is the correct word in this
> case.
>
Why not? It's two commands in one, and that's what an _abbreviation_
seems to be (but English is not my mother tongue...):
---- quote [from 'dict abbreviation'] ----
4 definitions found
>From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abbreviation \Ab*bre`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F.
abbr['e]viation.]
1. The act of shortening, or reducing.
[1913 Webster]
[...]
>From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
abbreviation
n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase
2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
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Regards, Ennio. --> Please replace '.' for '_dot_' in my Reply-To. )=(
