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Re: USAGE: names for pillbug/wood louse/woodbug

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Tuesday, March 16, 2004, 17:27
Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> writes:
>The rules for license plates in the US vary from state to state. Those >states which intermix letters and numbers may skip O in order to avoid >confusion with 0, and may also skip I to avoid confusion with 1, but >here in Georgia the letters and numbers in the normal plates are >separated (the normal pattern is "ABC 1234"), so no confusion arises. >There is still the possibility of confusion in vanity plates, however, >which allow the vehicle owner to request any combination of 7 letters and >digits in any order, subject to review and approval by the Department >of Motor Vehicles.
In California, all non-vanity plates are coded with: number + three letters + three numbers. There exists the possibility for 3 letter words to appear, and i think i've only rarely seen anything recognizeable, but never any "vulgarities" like ASS or COK or KOK