On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:04:55 +0000 (UTC) aeg via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> Thank you to those who have tried to educate me on the use of the > word "split" in GnuCash, but whilst I believe that I understand how > it is being used, the reason for using such an ambiguous term remains > puzzling when better alternatives exist. Every term in English is ambiguous - it's the nature of the language and why jokes involving language are so prominent. > I have a piece of wood that > has a split in it caused by uneven shrinkage. It is one piece of wood > with one split. Split - noun. Don't forget Split - verb > If I choose to propagate that split why did you choose "propagate" rather than "split" > by forcing a > wedge or axe into it, I end up with two pieces of wood and the split > suddenly disappears. No, the split has now enlarged to a point at which you can ignore it. > The split has not magically turned into two splits No, there is no magic. You still have a single split, but instead of it being partial it is a complete split. > and if I plane the edges of the two pieces of wood there will > be no evidence that the split ever existed. Cosmetic only. We all know that it didn't grow like that, it was part of a bigger whole, and that at the sawmill they made multiple splits to make logs. Alan, we are trying to present a number of different points of view, please look at these different points of view. Liz _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
