From: Tex Texin (tex@i18nguy.com)
Date: Sat Oct 12 2002 - 17:08:20 EDT
Guys,
Poor Mark was just expressing a preference, it hardly requires a debate.
And he was right to correct my comment about numeronyming (can I make it
a verb?) not being a trend. Probably creating them is a trend. Actually
using them seems to be rare. (I have been doing a few more searches
after Mark's mail. I am starting to wonder if search engines parse
strings like "i18n" correctly or perhaps throw them away as
uninteresting for search purposes.)
However, if we must debate the value of i18n vs. internationalization,
let's make it more interesting.
For example, I will express my reasons for being the i18nguy instead of
the internationalizationguy or the internationalizationmalehumanbeing or
the intn'lguy as a top 10 list. (Would you abbreviate that acronymically
as T10L or numeronymically as t10t now?)
Here is:
The I18nGuy's top ten list of "reasons Tex chose to be I18nGuy":
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10: Size- I18nGuy fits on a license plate, parking space, bus. card.
9: Accessibility- Even if Dave had broken both thumbs he still has
enough digits left to count to 18.
8: Collation- It sorts ahead of L10nGuy
7: Uniqueness- Contractions like "In'l'n" means something else in
Hawaiian. (Somebody tell me what it means.)
6: Secrecy- Brits and Ozzies can't tell from the spelling I am American!
5: Panache- It gives me an air of mystery!
4: G11n- In Turkey, there are only 2 spellings, with and without the dot
on the "i", instead of 16! (4 i's in i18n)
3: Style- I can order my drinks "shaken, not stirred" like that other
numeronym: 007
2: Speed- Typing i18n instead of internationalization, get's me back to
the bar faster...
And the number one reason, I went with "I18nGuy"...
1: Dollars- Saving a fortune paying by the letter for personal ads
"seeking I18nDoll"
;-)
OK, I am going back to the bar...
i18nguy
David Possin wrote:
>
> I am thankful that these short forms exist, as I must use them a lot in my
> work where space is priceless: charts, tables, project plans, etc.
>
> Not only does it save a lot of time (especially now where I can type only
> with 1.5 hands - broken thumb) but it looks more neat in overall
> documentation. I agree, in a text or book I would not necessarily use them
> if I wasn't sure who the readers are and what their level of knowledge in
> our area is.
>
> Definitely better than InTeRn@i*nAlIÊ’@i*n which OE automatically identifies
> as an email address ...
>
> Dave
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