Robert van der Peijl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 7 Mar 2001
03:11:22 +0100:
>We would have to uglify (is that good English?) the user interface
>however, to make the whole thing believable.
In answer to your question, Alice didn't think so:
`I only took the regular course,' said the Mock Turtle with a sigh.
`What was that?' inquired Alice.
`Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with,' the Mock Turtle
replied; `and then the different branches of
Arithmetic-- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.'
`I never heard of "Uglification," Alice ventured to say. `What is it?'
The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. `What! Never heard of
uglifying!' it exclaimed. `You know what to beautify is, I suppose?'
`Yes,' said Alice doubtfully: `it means--to--make--anything-- prettier.'
`Well, then,' the Gryphon went on, `if you don't know what to uglify is,
you ARE a simpleton.'
from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll was a Professor of Mathematics (a rather dull one, if the
stories are true) but this small book, written to entertain a little
girl, is what has eternalized his name (not to put a damper on anyone's
day).
By the way... "Eternalized"... Is that good English?
Best regards,
Dennis Pope
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