Alright then, I guess I don't get it. I just didn't think that something like "Databases are collection of tables." was proper English.
- Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Keith Gaughan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:27 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Table name - Singular or plural? Calvin Ward wrote: > In regards to 1, you had to mangle syntax to write that sentence. I did no such thing. > It should read: > > 1. In set theory, sets are given plural names because they are <a> > *collection* of entities. > > Which of course could really be that they are given singular names because > they are a single set. <Bangs head against the wall> Yes, the set is singular. Yes, that's an entity in itself. But it is *not* an entity of the type it contains. A table containing a list of products is not a product. It is a set of *products*. Ergo, the set is called *products*. Jeeze. If anybody's mangling syntax it's not me. There was a good reason why I emphasised the word "collection". You appear to have missed the point. K. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:200736 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
