For what it is worth... A friend of mine was looking at a piece of text and said that it had a number of TLAs in it. This apparently stood for 'Three Letter Acronyms' Since then, I have heard of the ETLA... the Extended three letter acronym. John Howes >My fave, stolen from my son, is YMMV, or Your Mileage May Vary. > ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >Richard Rabinowitz <> American History Workshop >[log in to unmask] <> 588 Seventh Street >718/499-6500 fax: 718/499-6575 <> Brooklyn, New York 11215-3707 > > >