Me? I'm a lazy writer. It was the easiest contraction I c'd think of, which accurately reflected the word of origin. No idea as to where I'd seen it, prior to that use, but would think such a useful abb had been around for a loong time.
PS: I might haved a cornerstone on the word "PETAphile", tho. Someone who care'd c'd write a master's theis researching it that claim. Not that the subject is so great, but that Master's theses have sunk to such minutiae. ;~`)
Last edited by JohnM; 03/19/07 11:29 AM.
