The difference between the two words is pretty clear if you look in an OED especially an older one - and would establish "conformity" being the correct choice.
Regards, Chris From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Price, Ed Sent: 18 September 2007 23:24 To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Declaration of Conformance - a plea for accuracy of language! From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:44 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: Declaration of Conformance - a plea for accuracy of language! In message <p06240821c315ebec2ece@[192.168.1.24]>, dated Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Nick Williams <nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk> writes: >Given the name I chose for my company, I'm particularly (some would >probably say overly) sensitive to this issue, but here goes... > >There is no such thing as a "Declaration of Conformance". The proper >name for the document is (in the case of the European CE marking >directives) is an "EC Declaration of Conformity". Well, this word 'conformance' doesn't exist, according, I believe to the rather little-known ISO/IEC Guide 2. I don't know which philologist decided that, but it clearly DOES exist, formed from the verb 'conform' in the same way as 'performance' from 'perform'. On the other hand, '*performity' doesn't! There is little logic in the English language. I had always assumed that the EU specifically coined the term "Conformity" to indicate the document they wanted a manufacturer to create. The product is compliant or in conformance with certain standards, and the manufacturer declares such by creating a formal document that the EU calls a "Declaration of Conformity". Maybe the EU should have registered "Declaration of Conformity" as a trademark so that they could control its use? Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com WB6WSN NARTE Certified EMC Engineer & Technician Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Applications San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (FAX) Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
