David Harmon wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:57:22 +0000 (UTC) in rec.food.cooking,
> (Steve Pope) wrote,
> >ImStillMags > wrote:
> >
> >>On Aug 18, 10:59*am, "cshenk" > wrote:
> > > >
> >>> Sure Steve, over vaccination can be an issue. *This OP though
> doesnt >>> believe in any ever.
> > > >
> > > Where in the world did you see me say that? I've never
> > > advocated no vaccinations at all.
> >
> > Carol meant "other person" (someone she knows from elsewhere), not
> > "original poster".
>
> No, she wrote "OP". OP = Original Poster, not other person.
> But, when in doubt spell it out.
>
OP is a context sensitive short that can mean 'Other Person' or
'Original Poster'. The text of the post (which has been trimmed) made
it extremely clear I was talking of a poster in another group, not this
one. It was specifically stated. ImStillMags got confused because the
message she replied to was trimmed and probably didn't see the first
one.
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