The danger of acronyms

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The danger of acronyms

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Subject:	The danger of acronyms
From:	"John Layton" <>
Date:	Wed, 9 Mar 2011 07:02:15 +1100

I thought it’s now called the Spotted Dove (?), so that would make the acronym STD, as applied to this maligned species, obsolete anyway.

On 08/03/11 19:47, Margaret Leggoe wrote:

Can we please find another acronym for Spotted Turtle Dove.

For those who are not aware, it is a widely accepted acronym for infectious diseases transmitted by a certain kind of social behaviour.

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