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Re: DR, was: No Lunars Era
From: Trevor Kenchington
Date: 2004 Dec 7, 00:51 -0400
From: Trevor Kenchington
Date: 2004 Dec 7, 00:51 -0400
Fred Hebard wrote:
> Actually, I believe abbreviations were used more commonly in the 18th
> Century than now, when we tend to use acronyms. Examples are Yrs for
> Yours, acc't for account, Rob't for Robert, etc.
A fair point but perhaps not a relevant one: "Dead Reckoning" seems to
date back to the 17th century at least. Anyone have an OED to hand? That
might establish the first recorded use of the term.
Trevor Kenchington
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