In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Mike Petit <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> In the preparation of materials to promote the exhibition, a spirited
> debate ensued as to the use of the short-hand word "Dino" for ad and
> brochure copy.
>
> Some believe that it is not in public use but lingo of a small and
> insignificant rabble in the museum trade.  Others think it a warm and
> cuddly way of introducing nightmare creatures to tiny tots.  Our

I'm not saying I advocate the use of "dino" by a museum, but I think your
debaters have the situation backwards.  With products like Dinobites canned
pasta, how can anyone think the term is museum jargon?  Watch an hour of kid
TV, and I'll bet you see at least 1 ad for "dino" something-or-other.

Robin Panza                     [log in to unmask]
Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History