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Cannott Spel Started conversation Mar 18, 2000
There is a great acronym which I discovered at a Bill Conway video presentation. K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid.
There has always been Jargon. At the turn of the century in England the acronym POSH was invented. Before the days when having a tan was fashionable it was correct for ladies specially to have a pure white skin. They had to avoid the suns' rays. When cruising on ships they would travel in a cabin to avoid direct sun it was, Port Out Starboard Home. This was an expensive way to travel and could only be afforded by the rich. Therefore in the manefest the rich had the letters posh against their name as an instruction. Later POSH would be associated with the rich
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