Re: "aka" - commonly understood ?

Subject: Re: "aka" - commonly understood ?
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:40:34 -0700

I don't think I would count on it being understood in places where the
letters could reference non-English words.

Gene Kim-Eng


In a table of terms and definitions that I inherited, alternate terms are
>> explained as “aka<alternate-terms>”. Any thoughts on whether people will
>> understand this?
>>
>>
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"aka" - commonly understood ?: From: Monique Semp
Re: "aka" - commonly understood ?: From: Carolyn Upton

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