[Az-Geocaching] Re: Nyms

Scott Sparks listserv@azgeocaching.com
Sat, 10 May 2003 21:57:24 -0700


Trisha wrote:

>>What the heck is "nym"? I look in my dictionary and it goes from
>>"nylon" to "nymph"....?
>>just wondering...
>>Trisha "Lightning"
>>Prescott
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to which  Aus Dem Kasten replied:

>"What the heck is "nym"?"
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>A shortened form of the word /pseudo*nym*/, a nym is an anonymous 
>invented name that a person can use in e-mail or in online discussions 
>arenas, such as chat rooms or news groups.
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>Aus Dem Kasten
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Not to be confused with a  /*nym*conpoop/, something else you often see 
in e-mail, chat rooms, news groups and, yes, even 
listserv@azgeocaching.com.. [:)]

-- Sprocket