I'm completely in agreeance. "Updation" strikes me as a perfectly cromulent word.
Will White Monrovia CA On Apr 24, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Martinek, Carla wrote: > Sigh... Selected the wrong list email when I sent this!!! Sorry, > everyone. > > (FWIW, this was all about someone finding the word "updation" in some > outsourced programming files. And the fact that the word has been > around > and in use for the past decade or so... ) > > TGIF is all I can say. > > -Carla > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Martinek, > Carla > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:31 AM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Today's exercise in misunderstanding English > > Forsooth, and if thy language dost ne'er evolv'd, henceforth thee > wouldst speaketh as the ancient Bard. Verily, the words of man must > changeth and groweth as the seasons change -- looketh upon all the > wordings which the Bard hast introduc'd into our speech. Woulds't thou > changeth all that? > > -Carla > (with apologies, but since yesterday was "Talk Like Shakespeare > Day" in > Chicago...) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techwr-l-bounces+cmartinek=zebra....@lists.techwr-l.com > [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+cmartinek=zebra....@lists.techwr-l.com] On > Behalf Of Handy, David > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 7:02 AM > To: Gene Kim-Eng; techw...@lists.techwr-l.com > Subject: RE: Today's exercise in misunderstanding English > > Buck it, Gene - buck it! > > This isn't just a matter of a new word gatecrashing the dictionary. > This > is key grammar. > > The number of people who think that legalized bad grammar is a portent > of a crumbling civilization is kinda small, but it includes me; and if > we writers don't jump up and down about this, nobody will. Grammar = > expressivity. Replace sensible grammar rules with "ok, whatever" > and you > limit people's ability to say *exactly* what they mean. > > By the way, I'm not jumping on Gene here, or whoever wrote the > original > sentence - gramnmar is tough, time is short, and jargon happens. But > remember Gandhi - be the lexical change you want to see in the world! > > - CONFIDENTIAL- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may > also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, > you > may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive > this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply > email > and then delete this email. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as cmarti...@zebra.com. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/cmartinek% > 40zebra.co > m > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as whitefam...@mac.com. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ > whitefamily%40mac.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First Soviet Citizen: Comrade, what kind of a day is it for you? Second Soviet Citizen: Average. Worse than yesterday, better than tomorrow. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
