Re: acronyms/initialisms

[Aileen Asistio <aiai -at- POLGAS -dot- TOPMAX -dot- COM -dot- PH>]

i thought NIHAO means hello.
"how are you?" is another thing...it's ni hao ma?

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Aileen N. Asistio
Technical Writer
Topmax Philippines, Inc.
aiai -at- topmax -dot- com -dot- ph


On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Wilcox, John (WWC, Contractor) wrote:

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> From: Melissa Hunter-Kilmer
>
> Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> wrote:
>
> > My question: What is NIHAO?
>
> Oh, that's simple.  It's Mandarin for "hi, how are you?"
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>
> Well, you learn something new everyday.  I thought it was an island in
> the Marquesas.
>
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>
> Regards,
>
> John Wilcox, Documentation Specialist
> Timberlands Information Services
> Application Delivery Group
> Weyerhaeuser, WWC 2E2
> Tacoma, WA 98477-0001  USA
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