> In the first place, how does using plurals mean that you > "can't" be > consistent and how do Isaac's posts suggest that > conclusion? I said I > always use plural, not that I always end with "s". It > seemed to me that > Isaac was pointing to a different reason for using a > singular naming > convention -- illiteracy or ignorance (not that Isaac is > illiterate or > ignorant of course, but that he doesn't want to confuse > those who are!) > I think that the better solution for that problem is for > people to spend > a little energy learning the language.
> EXAMPLE: > Select prodid, prodname, proddesc, prodprice > From product > To me that just sounds wrong. To you it might sound right > and that's > cool. In my very humble opinion, the following makes more > sense. > EXAMPLE: > Select prodid, prodname, proddesc, prodprice > From products Ahh... the difference between the "natural language" of the select statement and the "natural language" of the individual column... I had actually posted prior to the comment about people not remembering the plural of nouns that I prefer singular because it's closer to "natural language" -- but I guess you're right, with regard to the select statement it's further from natural language -- but my context was referencing or using the individual column, i.e. <cfoutput> <tr><td>Name:</td><td>#products.name#</td></tr> </cfoutput> It's "off" with regard to natural language, because I'm not referencing multiple products, I'm referencing the name of a single product. I do agree that the better answer to illiteracy is for people to take some time to memorize the quirks of the language -- that comment was really sort of "after the fact" in reference to something I've seen at the places I've worked. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200696 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
