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Re: Am I stupid?

Paul van Delst wrote:
> 
> James Kuyper wrote:
...
> > It would know that TIME cannot be an abbreviated keyword, because it's
> > too short to be unique. Therefore, it must be the full keyword.
> 
> If I understand you (and Jaco) correctly, what you're saying is:
> 
>    The abbreviated keyword is too short to be unique, therefore it is.

Incorrect. The correct wording would be:

The keyword is too short to be a unique abbreviation, therefore it isn't
an abbreviation.