
rayshields
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Posted: 19:26 Fri 12 Oct 07 |
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As there seems to have been an outbreak of questions over abbreviations, here's a link to a site useful for definitions of abbreviations and other oil and gas terminology.
http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/
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scotbeve
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Posted: 01:36 Sat 13 Oct 07 |
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Hi everybody.... BTW - 2 or more capital letters are called acronyms.
Definition:
Acronym
n. A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
ab·bre·vi·a·tion (ə-brē'vē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. The act or product of shortening.
2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps.
NOTE: the dictionary folks here forgot to put all stops between the letters U.S.M.C.!!!!
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lostboy
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Posted: 02:25 Sat 13 Oct 07 |
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What about ..........Y.a.n.k
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Put ya brain in gear before ye open thy gob !
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rayshields
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Posted: 18:49 Sat 13 Oct 07 |
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It's funny, corrections in English from someone whose country cannot pronounce tomato or aluminium properly.
Or spell colour!
A nice helpful guide for you :-
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm
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Rons_ROV_Links
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Posted: 20:04 Sat 13 Oct 07 |
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Just follow this link to a collection of glossaries (offshore, hydrography, corrosion, etc.)
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scotbeve
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Posted: 01:24 Sun 14 Oct 07 |
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rayshields wrote: |
It's funny, corrections in English from someone whose country cannot pronounce tomato or aluminium properly.
Or spell colour!
A nice helpful guide for you :-
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm
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"You say toematoe, I say tomaytoe....
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scotbeve
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Posted: 01:31 Sun 14 Oct 07 |
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rayshields wrote: |
It's funny, corrections in English from someone whose country cannot pronounce tomato or aluminium properly.
Or spell colour!
A nice helpful guide for you :-
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm
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Except on the homepage on the website it reads:
"This is a guide to Britain written for Americans who may be planning a visit here. Use this guide to help you become familar with the many complex, sometimes strange customs of the British People."
One would think to impress us dumb cousins that it should be ".... a guide to Britain's written English....."
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lostboy
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Posted: 02:15 Sun 14 Oct 07 |
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Speek lijk it is ritten , then it wheel make sence
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scotbeve
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Posted: 03:16 Sun 14 Oct 07 |
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lostboy wrote: |
Speek lijk it is ritten , then it wheel make sence  |
ndeed, eye sekondit!
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Rhodes
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Posted: 21:02 Sun 23 Dec 07 |
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Rumps
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Posted: 07:14 Thu 17 Jul 08 |
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Does anyone know the acronym for "acronym"?
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scotbeve
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Posted: 08:33 Thu 17 Jul 08 |
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rayshields wrote: |
It's funny, corrections in English from someone whose country cannot pronounce tomato or aluminium properly.
Or spell colour!
A nice helpful guide for you :-
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm
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Ray,
Could you please tell me what Oil & Tas is ??? Thread title....
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Rollo
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Posted: 23:45 Fri 20 Aug 10 |
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Rollo
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scotbeve
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Posted: 00:41 Sat 21 Aug 10 |
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Rollo,
Besides the echo here, what are we supposed to be looking for in the link you gave us?
Cheers.
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