On 7/27/2016 5:06 PM, David Woolley wrote:
On 26/07/16 19:59, Roland Olbricht wrote:
DaveF has pointed out before that the word "attic" may be difficult to
understand.
Attic is a term that comes from the RCS revision control system. I
would have thought that it was a well known Americanisation of loft.
The source is French, route Latin Atticus.
Possibly more of a problem is that the metaphor is diverging from
current culture in that the role of the attic was first taken over by
the garage, and, as garages are converted to living space, is being
taken over by the front yard (which I believe is also the case in the
USA!).
Actually, in the context of the metaphor, I think that attic may be
more used than loft in British English, e.g:
http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/27/seven-of-the-greatest-treasures-discovered-collecting-dust-in-the-attic-5169697
Language drifts over time.
The use of 'technical jargon' should be avoided. EMC = ? Executive
Management Committee ... or Electro Magnetic Compatibility?
RCS .. jargon that maybe well understood within that profession/trade,
imposing it on the general public leads to problems.
Much better to use common language terms where they are not ambiguous.
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