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True.... and I'm quite sure that most of the general public read it that way too...

Acronyms. Blech.

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On 3 Jan 2011, at 16:46, London Science Festival wrote:

BA makes me think of aeroplanes :)
 
 
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I’m glad other people are still living with the ‘BA’ – BSA always makes me think of motorbikes ….
 
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On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 4:33 PM, jennifer gristock <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
 
Hopefully I will get used to the renamed BA one day. I still read it and think 'British Sociological Association'...


you are not alone! and as the (original) BSA still exists, it seems quite a sensible reaction to me...

 
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