It's even reasonable if the X axis is learning and the y axis is time.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Paul Gilmartin [0000042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Irony (was: Some UNIX file usage questions) On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:55:18 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >Lots of Yiddish idioms are in the form of a question, and if a translator >misses the implied question mark, all meaning is lost. The phrase "I could >care less" is the result of applying a tin ear to a sarcastic Yiddish idiom. >The Yiddish idiom translates to either "Ask me if I could care less." or to "I >could care less?" with an implied answer of no. > Excellent. Might there bee a similar explanation for the prevalent misuse of "steep learning curve?" -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
