RE: Perceptually true, Technically wrong

Subject: RE: Perceptually true, Technically wrong
From: jbfoster <jb -dot- foster -at- shaw -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:04:28 -0700


Talk about lack of communication!

If I saw the words 'AMD' ... I would have thought of the chip manufacturer.

Why not an 'AFR' as in Air Flow Regulator; or 'AFP' as in Air Flow Port; or
even 'AMT' as in Air Molecule Transport. Gees ... who pays to have some one
think up a 'Air Moving Device.'

To me ... a fan, is a fan ... and one less acronym is needed in this world.

Bruce
Who just found a new pet peeve ... engineers that have nothing better to do,
but invent new acronyms!


Samuel Choy wrote:

<snip>
> A few years ago I worked with a technical writer who got in
> an argument with her engineer over what to call a part in a hardware
> manual. She wanted to call this part a "fan," but he insisted that it be
> called an "Air Moving Device," and use the acronym AMD.
<snip>



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