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Mark Jackson to Lynn McGuire

Re: Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous

14 Oct 25 17:31:17

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   From: mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu   
      
   On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   > Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous   
   >     https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14   
   >   
   > Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.   
      
   It's an initialism, not an acronym.  He didn't pronounce it as a word;   
   he spelled it out.   
      
   --   
   Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/   
      Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.   
                                  - Mark Twain   
      
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