Originally Posted by
Gerbie
I'm sorry I can't help you out, I have no idea what that means. I hate abbrevations on patterns like that, I think too many people including designers are just getting LAZY, they are so engrossed in the texting, twittering and all, that they think everyone else does this. I do neither, and hate for people to use abbreviations when they could just as easily print the meaning out or orally say it. This high tech world we now live in is truly ruining our children in school. I am a retired First Grade teacher and retired in 2004. A few years before retirement, our brilliant state legislators and educators decided that Handwriting and Spelling were no long necessary as part of the curriculum, how sad. When tutoring after retirement, many of my 4th and 5th grade students did not even know how to write their name or write anything else. They could print whatever they wanted, but could not write it in cursive handwriting. So many could not spell anything either. I suppose Math and Reading will be next. Sorry will not step down from my "Soap Box."
First let me say, I"m having a blast reading all the post which sidetracked off the initial question, but I understand. Unfortunately for me, spelling was not my best subject, nor proper English. I was raised by wonderful parents whom gave up many things to give us a proper education, however, being raised in an area where everyone spoke broken English, how else was I to speak. Raised on the River in "Cajun" territory. Now we weren't dumb, just spoke broken English. Then I started to work for the local phone company and when we noted records ( to save space) it was written with no vowels. Like, Cus cld 2dy. So I didn't need to know how to spell, and thank God for spell check, cause I'm horrible. My oldest daughter corrected my English all the time, but I told her " What you expect, I'm a "coon-ass" and we don't speak properly. But math, I still use my brain, calculators are used when I need to add lots. So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. My beef with the young is respect, no work ethics, laziness, and them thinking " I can't help, that's not my job," or "I don't want to sweat for money." I"m am so thankful to have been raised where hard work was expected. Okay, I'm off my soapbox now.
Oh, about the original question. I agree their should be a spot for explanation of abbreviations.