On 11/5/07 10:23 AM, "Dan Dorman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/10/07, Kevin Futter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Russ is indeed absolutely correct. These terms are confused all the time, >> and while colloquial use might have become blurred in recent years, their >> technical definitions have not. > > I'm genuinely interested in seeing some references on the proper > technical definitions of the terms; apparently even linguists don't > agree, and fifty/sixty years of usage (at least) seems a rather loose > interpretation of "recent years." > > I was unable to dig up any positive position one way or t'other, just > varying opinion. > > I promise, I won't argue any more on the matter, since this is getting > awfully pedantic, but I am genuinely curious: if anyone has some > concrete sources on the subject, please let me know; off list would be > fine. > > Dan Dorman Dan - I sent you an email offlist. -- Kevin Futter Webmaster, St. Bernard's College http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal ##################################################################################### This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. You must not disclose or use the information in this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete the e-mail and all copies. The College does not guarantee that this e-mail is virus or error free. The attached files are provided and may only be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The content and opinions in this e-mail are not necessarily those of the College. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
