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At 04:00 PM 1/16/98 +1100, Jim Slattery wrote: >>PWP stands for people with Parkinson's. No more, no less. >I wonder, >>however, how long it will stay in use. Its easier just to >use the >>collective noun "Parkies," >>though suppose "PWP" is a bit more elegant. The trouble >(for purists?) >>is that > > >I don't know, as a latecomer to the list, but I guess that >the idea was to emphasise that PWPs are PEOPLE first, and >that they have PD. The term "Parkies" perhaps sounds too >much like the kind of epithet that small-minded ignorant >people use for folk who they consider "beneath" them, like >"Arkies", "Newfies", etc. > >Used here, the term would have an affectionate tone, but >even then, some might find that patronising. > >It is difficult to set just the tone one wants here, when >you can't "see" the "speaker", and so can't take in clues >such as expression, tone of voice, etc. That is why ardent >e-mailers use "emoticons" such as :-) and :-( >(If you don't know what they are, tilt your head to the left >as you look at them). > >Others use <grin>, <groan>, <phew>, etc., while still others >use acronyms such as "IMHO" (In My Humble Opinion), "ROFL" >(Rolling On the Floor Laughing), etc. > >Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice. <grin> > >Jim 59/13 >[log in to unmask] > jim you sound as if you got lousy out look on life i feel for your cg. i am 73/26 hope you make to my time in life. don I.Y.Q. ?