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  Msg # 31597 of 32000 on ZZNE4431, Saturday 5-12-23, 2:19  
  From: DAVID J TAYLOR  
  To: ALAN BROWNE  
  Subj: Re: 2nd RFD: rec.photo.digital.slr  
 From: david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk 
  
 Alan Browne wrote: 
 []>> Do you have another name suggestion than ZLR? 
 > 
 > I'm ruminating over "SLR-like" and "compact-SLR" but I don't like 
 > them either as the element "SLR" will inevitably cause more 
 > confusion than help. 
  
 Agreed.  Confusion is to be avoided. 
  
 > Further, and you might howl in protest, if we use ZLR then that 
 > term might actually become stronger in use outside of the usenet 
 > universe ... (some are of the opinion that the word "bokeh" has 
 > come into acceptance due to usenet and other forums on the 
 > internet... the word is Japanese...). 
 > 
 > Cheers, 
 > Alan 
  
 Yes, I agree with that.  I'm not howling in protest until someone comes up 
 with a better term that is clearly superior. 
  
 Cheers, 
 David 
  
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