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Re: GAK
>
> My mother (an English major) raised me to be very careful about language.
>
> The gov't's use of the word "escrow" for key registration is as offensive to
> me now as it was in April of 93 -- perhaps more so, through repetition.
>
> I've decided to use the term
>
> GAK
>
> (Government Access to Keys)
>
> as my name for the real issue here -- and let "escrow" stand for the act
> of doing something for me (cf., the dictionary definition). (Besides, GAK
> has onomatopoeic value. :-)
>
> Anyone care to join me?
>
Sorry, can't. GAK (tm) is already trademarked by Nickelodeon for that
nice, slimy green stuff that my kids manage to get into the carpet. ,-)
- paul