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Came across this and thought it worthy of discussion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6j_Fnli ... re=related

I found it especially amusing when the female presenter innocently asks Kasparov, was Fischer playing 'mind games'?

It's Bobby, btw. Bobbie is (usually) a girls name

Matt Mackenzie wrote:It's Bobby, btw. Bobbie is (usually) a girls name

Please excuse my ignorance, but why is Bobbie considered female and Bobby considered male?

is there something in gender in terms of 'ie' or 'y' that I'm not aware of?

Matt Mackenzie wrote:It's Bobby, btw. Bobbie is (usually) a girls name

And shouldn't acronyms be stated in capital letters BTW?

PeterTurland wrote:

Matt Mackenzie wrote:It's Bobby, btw. Bobbie is (usually) a girls name

And shouldn't acronyms be stated in capital letters BTW?

BTW, BTW isn't an acronym, merely an initialism. The distinguishing feature of an acronym is that it's an initialism pronounced as a word, such as NATO or OPEC. Acronyms may be written in all-caps or as normal words (although it's a good idea to have a consistent house style), non-acronym initialisms should be written in all-caps.

PeterTurland wrote:

Matt Mackenzie wrote:It's Bobby, btw. Bobbie is (usually) a girls name

Please excuse my ignorance, but why is Bobbie considered female and Bobby considered male?

is there something in gender in terms of 'ie' or 'y' that I'm not aware of?

Ask Leslie So or Lesley his mum