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   Tom Biasi to Phil Hobbs   
   Re: What are the standard abbreviations    
   31 Aug 21 07:46:12   
   
   From: tombiasi@optonline.net   
      
   On 8/29/2021 4:53 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   > Tom Biasi wrote:   
   >> On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, John King wrote:   
   >>> On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>> On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G. Hall)   
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>> Gary Morris  wrote:   
   >>>>>> J. Zeigler wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Jack Yazel wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> 0 = Black   
   >>>>>>>> 1 = Brown   
   >>>>>>>> 2 = Red   
   >>>>>>>> 3 = Orange   
   >>>>>>>> 4 = Yellow   
   >>>>>>>> 5 = Green   
   >>>>>>>> 6 = Blue   
   >>>>>>>> 7 = Violet   
   >>>>>>>> 8 = Grey   
   >>>>>>>> 9 = White   
   >    
   >>>   
   >> I don't think there is a standard. One tries to avoid ambiguous   
   >> abbreviations like Bl for blue and black.   
   >   
   > The version I learned about 1969 is actually suitable for mixed company   
   > and as a bonus it's closer to the truth:   
   >   
   > Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West.   
   >   
   > Cheers   
   >   
   > Phil Hobbs   
   I know several. But the OP wasn't asking about color code, he was asking   
   about color abbreviations. R for Red; G for Green etc.   
      
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