st: [8] -set varabbrev off- fails for _b[]

[Keith Dear <keith.dear@anu.edu.au>]

set varabbrev off
reg y somexvar
...
di _b[some]

This displays the estimate _b[somexvar], instead of reporting "[some] not 
found".

Bug or feature? Is there some other option I can -set- to stop this happening?

Do others concur that variable abbreviations are a BAD IDEA? It seems to me 
they add no real functionality, and too often conceal errors in (my) do-files.

KD


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