I read: > > The problem is that it's not a word. Your understanding of it is > > probably the best definition there is ;-) > > I have to disagree with this - it may not be a german word, but it > certainly is an English one - its been in consistant use in scientific > literature for ~30 years.
as I pointed out earlier "Affordanz" _is_ a german word (if I would need to make it up I'd come up with something more beautiful ;) and just like it's english counterpart has been primarily used in psychology and related fields. > (UK) English is defined by usage - not a canonical dictionary, so it is a > word. so is german (and I don't care if this is the official view). regards, x -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Postmodernism is german romanticism with better http://pilot.fm/ special effects. (Jeff Keuss / via ctheory.com)
