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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Simple algorithmic question I hope :-)
Date: 1999/11/02
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In article <381F1062.A564DAFD@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>,
  Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> wrote:
> But what puzzles me is why some (not all) make a point of
> writing "Fortran," yet continue to also write "COBOL"  One
> such person has even lectured us on the "pronounceable" rule.

Because, speaking as one who was once VERY involved in the
COBOL world (I wrote a large chunk of what is now the Computer
Associates Realia COBOL compiler for the PC), and still keep
contact with it, this is standard usage. All the books on my
shelf use the spelling COBOL, as do typical software products.
I never see anyone in that area using the Cobol spelling.


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