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[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Notwithstanding "Java" as a language exists, javascript can be abbreviated as java. Although it is not advised because it could be confused with the Java language. However, "not advised" does not mean not permissible.

Imagine you are reading an article in a magazine and you see the abbreviation "pub." Would you really insist that "pub February" refers to a tavern named "February?"

How hard is it to understand that a word in the form XXXYYY can be abbreviated as XXX?

[–]madcow-5 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Bud... No...

A more accurate comparison would be trying to abbreviate fireman as fire. Fire doesn't run into houses to save people. Or Snowshoe as snow. You don't put snow on your feet to help hike in the winter. They're totally different things.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I see no issue with abbreviating fireman as fire., fi., or f. or showshoe as snow., sno., s., etc. The context tells the story. That's our disagreement. Happy new year's!