Don > Universally understood? If that were true there wouldn't be any debate, would there?
The only debate we need have in relation to this post is whether or not you are really interested in taking part in the discussion thread or are just here to make waves. Your point has already been made and the implicit misunderstanding quashed: [1] http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm- main&T=0&F=&S=&P=27337 http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm- main&T=0&F=&S=&P=31464 Not that I fully understand the way the time offset works completely but it is evident that this is not a case of not having had a change to "see" - however you do it - or don't as the case may be! - posts since there is at least 10 hours between my demolishing response and you're identical supposed objection: Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 05:16:25 -0500 vs. Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:29:35 - 0400 I appreciate that you initiated this subdiscussion but it's one of the beauties of a list discussion that anyone may take up the cudgel of debate. Of course, all this goes equally for Bingo HD -- I could say especially the cudgel part - but this is a family list and we should try to curb any aggression however much provoked - so I won't! -- to whom there is no point my responding. - [1] Note I now provide archive references rather than text in order to cut down on the "noise" presumably equating to "volume" or perhaps "count" - but I deal with that by doubling up responses where I'm pretty sure the rude - and artificially deaf - contributor no longer has the decency to read posts which expose his (could be "her" although I have no evidence - yet - for a "her") - which some tetchy contributors find bothersome. - Chris Mason On Thu, 5 May 2011 17:29:35 -0400, Don Leahy <don.le...@leacom.ca> wrote: >Universally understood? If that were true there wouldn't be any debate, >would there? > >On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 14:16, Chris Mason <chrisma...@belgacom.net> wrote: > >> Don >> >> We are not dealing with a language - that would be another campaign such as >> getting rid of the stupid misuse of "issue" or "issues" for "problem". We >> are >> dealing with explaining technical matters where there is an opportunity for >> ambiguity if we don't stick to universally understood, accepted and >> mandated >> expressions. >> >> Chris Mason >> >> On Mon, 2 May 2011 17:53:54 -0400, Don Leahy <don.le...@leacom.ca> >> wrote: >> >> >Usage gives meaning. That's how languages evolve. Acronyms too, >> >apparently. ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
