Re: [Hornlist] abbreviations (was: Rare horn piece...)

city. The regional aspect never panned out but the name stuck. Walt Lewis --Original Message-- From: daniel.canaru...@unifi.it Sender: horn-bounces+lewhorn9=yahoo@music.memphis.edu To: horn@music.memphis.edu ReplyTo: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] abbreviations (was: Rare

Re: [Hornlist] abbreviations (was: Rare horn piece...)

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Re: [Hornlist] abbreviations

Lawrence Yates wrote: Yes, I'm afraid we use abbreviations in the UK too. All over the UK? Northern United Kingdom and Southern United Kingdom? Uh, NUK & SUK? Northern London - No LUK? Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Symphony Orchestra - NUTSO Italian restaurant in Birmingham - Pasta BUK? I'm afr

Re: [Hornlist] abbreviations (was: Rare horn piece...)

Yes, I'm afraid we use abbreviations in the UK too. I was recently sent to a conference to deputise for a colleague who was indisposed. For the first twenty minutes or more I hadn't a clue what the speaker was talking about because he spoke in abbreviations and acronyms. (He assured me that my CE

RE: [Hornlist] abbreviations (was: Rare horn piece...)

But why do you need such abbreviations at all? It seems to me that they are used only in the US (maybe also in UK?). Daniel - Message from lo...@mayhews.us - It seems that 2-letter abbreviations work for state and country abbreviations, 3-letter abbreviations are sufficient