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From: rjc@dee.uk.ac.ed (Richard Caley)
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Subject: Re: Space Program-related acronyms
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Date: 6 Aug 89 17:27:04 GMT
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In article <1001@accuvax.nwu.edu> phil@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Bill LeFebvre) writes:

>CDR	- CommanDeR
>PLT	- PiLoT

Do they use these? How? do they pronounce them as words ( `cuddr' and
`plut' or something ) - if not they take more time to say than the
complete word.

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