In a message of Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:56:48 +0200, Laura Creighton writes: >In a message of Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:02:12 +0200, "Harald Armin Massa" wri >tes: >>Laura: >> >>Demote the Usage of Python >> >> (I don't think demote is >> the word Ghum wants here. >> He wants the opposite of >> 'promote'. Condemn? >> 'rail against?' suggestions?)" >> >>Being a non-native speaker, having learnt all my english from >>computerbooks, films and erotic shortstories, every help is welcome! >>Indeet, it is supposed to be the opposite of "promote". I would use >>"discourage" as opposite of "encourage", encouraging I would rather >>connect with geeks, less with phb, and demoting to phb I want. >> >>Harald > >The problem is that while you can demote a person, as the opposite >of promoting him, the word doesn't really move to promotion of >ideas, or usages. In the computer world, it is common to use >the word 'depricate' -- as in "Use of the function apply in python is >depricated -- use ** instead." I think 'Depricate the Use of Python' >would make a silly title. Suggestions? Ideas? > >Laura
Ah, and in case it wasn't clear -- 'silly' == 'good' in this context. _______________________________________________ Europython-improve mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython-improve
