Re: The Ability of Abbreviation

At 08:44 PM 12/13/2001 +1100, Tristan wrote:
>Why are you using <y> for /T/ and /D/? And what is the <c/>?
   <y> because that was the recent form for thorn, hence such things like
"Ye olde bookeshoppe". <c/> is a Latin abbreviation for cum "with". <w/>
would've worked as well, and I still think the ACG (annoying Chinese guy)
still wouldn't get it.

   Aidan

>On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Padraic Brown wrote:
>
> > Wl, al u hv 2 do is spl ym c/ fwr ltrz. C? Ds ys
> > mk it ezr 4 ye? Prps frm now on, we shd al uz ys
> > ezr splN 4 ye. OK?
> >