[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Acronym Nitpicking

[Steve Rodowicz]

WILCO

PROWORD currently in international use in accordance with ACP-125, page 
3-14.

ACP-125(F) Communication Instructions - Radiotelephone Procedures

     http://jcs.dtic.mil/j6/cceb/acps/acp125/

I enjoy reading the mail.

73,

Steve - N1SR


On 5/14/2013 5:10 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> Yes all, I KNOW it means 'will comply'
>
> The question is, how is it properly written:
>
> WILCO
> wilco
> WilCo
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> -John
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>> "Wilco".......'will comply' As "Roger, Wilco and out"
>> Rod
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:25 PM
>> To: ArmyRadios at yahoogroups.com
>> Cc: ARC5 at mailman.QTH.net; Milsurplus at mailman.QTH.net
>> Subject: [Milsurplus] Acronym Nitpicking
>>
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>>
>> Assume, Upper/Lower text is being used.
>>
>> Should it be WILCO or Wilco or WilCo or what?
>>
>> Generally, an acronym is all Upper case:
>>
>> NASA
>> DOD
>> YMMV, BTW, AFAIK, etc.
>>
>> But in some cases Upper/Lower is used:
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>> SCotUS
>>
>> And some have morphed with time:
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>> RADAR has become Radar or radar
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>> So, what is wilco???
>>
>> Puzzled,
>>
>> -John
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