[Magdalen] TECnical question

[anthony clavier]

Of course TEC is the Scottish Church, followed by Sudan and Jerusalem😀

Tony

On Monday, May 4, 2015, Mahoney, W. Michael <wmmah at stoneledge.net> wrote:

> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Ferdinand von Prondzynski (sms) <
> f.von-prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > First, I dislike acronyms more generally. Acronyms are, amongst other
> > things, a way of sustaining a protected community of insiders, who have
> > the advantage over those who stumble upon their conversations and have no
> > idea what they are talking about. Universities are amongst the very very
> > worst offenders
> >
>
> Acronyms may well serve this purpose but I doubt that they arise for this
> reason and I doubt that they are primarily used for this reason.  I have
> some familiarity with the issue, having lived for 50 plus years in the
> Washington, DC area.
>
> Acronyms are used because they make communication easier.  They can be
> confusing but careful speakers and writers will explain them when they have
> reason to believe their audience requires such.
>
> Note that some acronyms get "spelled out"; OMB and DoD are examples.
> Others get pronounced as words; NASA is example.  My guess is that if "TEC"
> ever came into common usage (and I hope it doesn't), it would be spelled
> out.
>
> Mike M.
>


-- 
The Rev. Tony Clavier
Vicar: St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Glen Carbon IL
and St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Granite City IL