Friday, January 23, 2009, 8:04:32 AM, Eemeli Aro wrote: >> I have to say that I prefer "Friend" as a term.
> I'd like to cast my vote for the endorsement camp. In his > counter-argument John managed to point out almost all the points I'd > make for this, but I'd like to add two more: > Friendship implies a reciprocal relationship. Endorsement is much more > clearly unidirectional thing. > Related to this, I have conceptual trouble understanding how I can be > a "friend" of a cookbook recipe. Endorsing one I can understand > perfectly well, though. The word is a bit long, admittedly, but I > can't think of a better one. I agree to some extent. But I find "endorsing" a recipe is implying a strong personal commitment. "To endorse" carries meaning of legal endorsement. I prefer just to "recommend" a recipe. I prefer "recommend" over "endorse". ~Hans _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
