In article >,
Robert Klute > wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:32:46 -0400, Goomba > wrote:
>
> >Dan Abel wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> Robert Klute > wrote:

> >>> attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.
> >>>
> >>> Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
> >>> phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.
> >>>
> >>> for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
> >>> Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...
> >>
> >> or SMS?
> >>
> >> Stupid Maniacal Suiciders?
> >>
> >LOL, touche!
>
> Yes, we can all be victims of this thoughtless behavior, even when
> chiding others about it.
>
>
> Mea culpa - SMS (Short Message Service), colloquially known as texting.

Thanks. I had kind of guessed that it had to do with texting, from
context, but didn't actually know, and didn't know what it stood for.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA