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Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.

To: Graham Dunn <gdunn@ineural.com>
Subject: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
From: "Marc W. Mengel" <mengel@fnal.gov>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:09:46 -0600 (EST)
Cc: sage-members@usenix.org
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9901181715240.9889-100000@admin3.ineural.com>
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On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Graham Dunn wrote:

> Does anyone know ? It's been bugging me for some time. I mean, 'SAG' is a
> pretty awful acronym.

SAG is already the Screen Actors Guild, and while an honorable bunch
in their own right, the E in ours was to distinguish us from them, I
think.

I suppose it could be *made* to stand for something, like "Extrordinaire",
but moste things I can think of sound either silly or pretentious (or
both)...

Marc

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References:
- Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
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