Alan You have triggered a debate on a very sensitive topic, which is exciting!
Hopefully, we will come to a consensus of opinion and then move forward together. David Carlson On Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 2:24 PM aeg via gnucash-user <[email protected]> wrote: > Liz. > I've responded to your comments collectively in order because inserting > responses within quoted text has not worked properly on previous occasions, > so please bear with me... > > - I don't believe every term in English in ambiguous. > - There is no verb form of "split" present in the example I gave, > although it is true that the wood had split(v) at some time in the past.. > - I used "propagate" to mean that the split was forced to grow. > - The split itself has gone, only the effects of the split remain in > the form of uneven edges to the piece of wood. > - It is interesting to note that you think there is just a single split > at this stage because GnuCash would interpret it as two! > - Sawmills don't make logs by splitting. Logs are cut directly from > trees by sawing. Sawmills convert logs and trees into usable timber by > sawing; that's why they are called sawmills. > > Whilst I do respect everyone's point of view, it is clear that I've wasted > far too much valuable time trying to help eradicate confusing terminology > from GnuCash. I've clearly failed, but I do know that most of the > transactions I enter in GnuCash involve no splits at the user level, so I > shall continue to use it for double entry bookkeeping rather than double > split bookkeeping. > That's all from me on this topic you'll no doubt be relieved to know!. > Kind regards, > Alan > > > > 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 > [email protected] > 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. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
