Larry 09/12/8912/08/89äP.D7D$ ÿ³1..¯....¯....¯...........................................................®The Editor, The Star Courier®Adirondack Street®Lansing, Michigan®®To the Editor:®®I am writing to protest the use in the Courier of®shortened forms of words. Although such words as®"overnite" and "vu" may indeed save space over their®official and correct counterparts "overnight" and "view",®I don't believe they can be used in good conscience by®a respected newspaper such as the Courier.®®The way a word is spelled contributes significantly to®its meaning. Therefore, by shortening these words you®are robbing them of their full impact. I respectfully®request that you stop this practice.®®Yours sincerely,®®Murielle Fullbright Peterborough®