>Don't like that? Me neither!
>
>We put this as a switch, you need to enable that switch in order to the compiler handle 4 letter abbreviations. By default it is not enabled.
>But we needed to support this, as there are lots of code out there using this "feature".

I can certainly understand the reason and I applaud your solution. With such a setting you can even find and fix such abbreviations at least half-automatically. Well done both on "needed for compatibility" as well as "how can we hint at better style".

regards

thomas