Not all of these words are bad. In fact some have pretty common utilization.
For example, a “pupil” is another name for a student. This is used every day in schools here in California and has no negative connotation. Stalk can have a few meanings. A corn stalk is a pretty good thing, it grows up from the ground and produces ears of corn. On the other hand, stalking someone can be bad - it means that you are watching their moves to perhaps attack them. Unless we are talking about the military and war, this is generally a bad thing. Play Lot is a new term, not commonly used at all. Perhaps Playground (which Apple uses for the Swift development environment), or sandbox (which has other uses in computing). Sand Lot may work as well. Those of us who played baseball in our younger days most likely played on a sand lot (I bet this is done in Japan as well, since baseball is popular there). Now I find a negative connotation of Peephole interesting. It can have a negative connotation, however at downtown construction projects around the world the barricades and fences generally have peepholes sop that folks can look at the construction. And I wonder if anyone really objects to peephole optimization in compilers. What this really points out is that words in the English language commonly have multiple meanings. Some of those meanings _may_ be bad, but most are not. And some have been perverted into negative use. Folks new to English almost always have problems with our multiple meaning words, and spend a lot of time learning what they really mean. Helping those people learn our nuances is very much a worthwhile effort, and one I enjoy. And, a story. My wife once had lunch with a coworker where they discussed the ins and outs of creating new processes in Unix. They received many horrified looks as they discussed forking, child died events and so forth. It provided much laughter after they explained what the discussion was all about. Best of luck learning our complex language. And if we can help, just ask! - Jack Brindle > On Oct 27, 2017, at 12:57 AM, Akifumi Takata <akif...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Dear Quincey Morris, > > Thank you for suggesting your opinion and Romaji use. > > However, I would like people in the world to freely use the Nursery framework. > Also, I think that the world wide language is English. > > Currently, I learned that the following words are inappropriate or strange. > > Kidnapper > Peephole > Stalker > Stalk > Play Lot > Pupil > > Can anyone tell me the proper English to replace these? > > My English skills are not enough, so even if myself chooses words, there is > the danger of repeating the same mistake again. > > I need help from someone fluent in English. > > Regards, > Akifumi Takata > >> 2017/10/27 9:27、Quincey Morris <quinceymor...@rivergatesoftware.com>のメール: >> >> Akifumi, >> >> Alex Zavatone is just one voice. Not everyone has the same opinion. >> >> I am *not* offended at calling a class “NUKidnapper”. >> >> If the English naming is a problem, then I suggest you name the classes in >> Japanese (romaji). TBH, I don’t see why English speakers must demand English >> names. >> >> Of course, I’m just one voice, too. >> >>> On Oct 26, 2017, at 16:34 , Akifumi Takata <akif...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Alex Zavatone, >>> >>> I understood that the words I chose are very problematic in >>> English-speaking countries. >>> >>> I need help from those with fluent English to solve the problem. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/jackbrindle%40me.com > > This email sent to jackbrin...@me.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
