On Donnerstag, 13. Oktober 2022 10:30:36 -03 mick.crane wrote:
> On 2022-10-13 13:03, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > Originally, Multi-User Dungeon.
> >
> > http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/M/MUD.html
> >
> > The one that I saw was set up as a sort of user-extensible text
> > adventure
> > setting. I don't know how they've evolved since then.
>
> "up"
> "you cannot go that way"
> "drop cloak".
> "Your wings unfurl"
OK, OK, I understand now. Now I definitely can't help.
Apologies that my frustration hit Maude, the OP. It's a general thing with mailinglists, Usenet, fora and blogs.
This is what I wanted to express:
When writing for a global audience ...
https://www.simultrans.com/blog/avoiding-acronyms-and-abbreviations-when-writing-content-for-translation
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/alienating-the-audience-how-abbreviations-hamper-scientific-communication
All the best
and have a nice day
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Asuncion / Paraguay