On Sun, 2007-05-20 at 09:54 -0400, Jim Cornette wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >> What it stands for is the first letter of each word in "There ain't no such > >> thing as a free lunch" > >> > > I've known the saying for as long as I can remember, though I don't recall > > ever seeing the acronym before. > > > > Actually, I deplore the use of long acronyms that frequently mean little or > > nothing to the reader. > > > > Anne > > > > I despise acronyms myself. I never know what someone is referring to, > especially the example put forth on the list. Stating that there was no > such thing as a free lunch would have been better and understood my more > readers of the list. True, but since it was used by Heinlein and for the most part we are SciFi reading geeks, it was appropriate to quote the "Master" as he used it. <g> Plus some acronyms don't bear translating, like SNAFU and STFU <cackles> Ric
