cybercat wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:43:19 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>> \
>>>> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
>>>> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
>>>> disease.
>>> Here you go- Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, WomansDay and Oprah just
>>> to name a few... It has been a commonly used abbreviation for years. Do
>>> you also say Aquired Immunodeficiency Virus or do you say AIDS ?
>>>
>>> http://search.prevention.com/vignett...&q=hrt&x=0&y=0
>>>
>>> http://www.lhj.com/lhj/search/result...searchForm.jsp
>>>
>>> http://www.womansday.com/content/sea...=HRT&x=27&y=13
>>>
>>> http://www.oprah.com/article/health/...T_health_risks
>> =============
>>
>> Goomba, climb out of your ivory tower.
>>
>> 1. I don't read those publications.
>> 2. NOBODY I know in real life calls it HRT. They simply aren't that
>> presumptuous.
>> 3. If you've written any papers, you should know that you need to
>> define your term before using an acronym.
>> 4. Talk to another nurse or doctor using the term and you're all on
>> the same page. Say that to me and you'll be met with a blank stare.
>>
>> PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
>> in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
>> actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
>> use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
>> readers, just annoying them.
>>
> GO sf! Italia agrees with you! Even though you are in Rome.
>
>

She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.

I am so much jealous right now... I think even cats like the larger
boats as they provide a sense of security (not tipping over too often),
but allow them to see the fishies. :-)

Bob