Abbreviations in conversations !
David Ehrlich (Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:51:12 PST)

Rodger Whitlock wrote: "...these very old abbreivations."  'Very old' has
entirely different meanings for a teenager and an octogenarian.  For many of the
members of this community, these abbreviations are very recent, or even not yet
known.  I do not know how 'long' or 'established' these abbreviations are, but
in my threescore and ten years, I've never encountered them.
David E.