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>> >This could serve an instructive purpose for an audience who
>does not know that the PC IS a computer. Ditto for "ABS braking
>system." What is redundancy for one audience might be a helpful
>apposition for another.
>Faith says:
>> >"PC computer" doesn't tell readers unfamiliar with the term "PC"
>> >what kind of computer it is
>Actually, it does: a Politically Correct computer. And, I might add, after the
>recent racism/sexism firestorm, it's something we ALL need <grin>.
>Bonni Graham
Not to mention Pretty Confusing, Psychologically Challenging, and
Potentially Corruptive.
