Enough of my rambling about Testy Copy Editors. How about some frolicking over at the American Copy Editors Society board?
The latest debate: "mic" or "mike" as an abbreviation for "microphone." (Thanks to a colleague for pointing me to this discussion.)
I like "mic" intellectually. It clearly derives from "microphone" in spelling. But we pronounce the shorter word "mike."
For clarity's sake, I would give "mike" the edge. But just barely. The larger question: Why use the abbreviation in the first place? I can think of few situations where one would absolutely require it.