Arbitrary abbreviations in phobos considered ridiculous

[Marco Leise]

Am 07.03.2012, 15:17 Uhr, schrieb Marco Leise <Marco.Leise at gmx.de>:

> Am 07.03.2012, 07:17 Uhr, schrieb Daniel Murphy <yebblies at nospamgmail.com>:
>
>> "Derek" <ddparnell at bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.warmsnem34mv3i at red-beast...
>>> On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:38:09 +1100, Adam D. Ruppe
>>> <destructionator at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why aren't we using real words here? Real words are easier
>>>> to remember and easier to type.
>>>
>>> Should we use American or English spelling? Color verses Colour, for
>>> example?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Derek Parnell
>>> Melbourne, Australia
>>
>> American.  Always.
>
> Whatever Java uses.

Ok, that *was* a bad idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java#Languages