Agreed. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 9:45 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog > > Not that anybody likely cares, but I don't mind use of unusual words, > so long as they are accurate. Would I use them? Perhaps so, perhaps > no. If I am really trying to explain something to a newbie, or a > non-native speaker, then I likely wouldn't. And I especially would not > if a person is having a critical problem and is desperate for some > help. But on a off-topic (and quite honestly basically irrelevant) > thread like this, sure. I actually enjoy learning new words. Just like > I like learning new computer languages, except maybe LISP <grin/>. > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:24 AM, John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > All this has become tedious. > > > > I write as I think appropriate, and I shall continue to do so. > > Dumbing down what I post in deference to the sensibilites of the > > subliterate would be patronizing too. > > > > -- > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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