Re: [OM] RFC, & question about abbreviation for micro four thirds

[Chris Trask]

>
> >
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> A question I have: what is the best abbreviation for micro
> >>>> four-thirds? The article currently mentions "m43" and "MFT", then
> >>>> uses MFT everywhere else. I'm inclined to change it to use m43,
> >>>> mostly because MFT looks a bit ugly in the text. Is that a good
> >>>> idea? Are there other abbreviations in use?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     In tech-speak, micro is designated as the lower case Greek letter
> >>> mu, but you can use "u".  So, micro four-thirds could be designated as
> >>> u43 (sounds like a WWII German U-boat) or u4/3.
> >>
> >>
> >> mju not u - on an Olympus list, you should know better!
> >
> >
>      Uh oh!  The grammar/punctuation police will be after me now.
>
> Not on this occasion, Chris, as you can be forgiven that outside North
> America, the Olympus Stylus range of point-and-shoot cameras was branded
...
> mju.
>

     Oh, good.  Now I can remove the barricade and tear gas cannisters from
the front door.

Chris

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