> ABS can't mean ALBS - it's just a convenience for non German speakers to
> Anti and Lock together. I mean the Germans invented ABS so they must be
> right? Over here everyone thinks ABS means anti-lock brakes and don't get
> as far as working out the mismatch.
That is part of the fun of the English language. Hyphenated words can
go either way. If you WANT to use both letters, you can; if you don't
want to use both letters, you don't have to. I stand by my previous
statement that here in the US "ABS" has only ever stood for "Anti-lock
Brake System".
David L
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