On Sat, 2013-11-23 at 01:26 +0000, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:54:39 +1300 > Rolf Turner <r.turner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Why can't computer geeks learn to write English correctly? > > http://xkcd.com/1238/ > > HTH, :-) > Marko > good one Marko, But if we all think about it, really... Who is Mark Twain? Why is he famous? Did you read Catcher in the Rye? And what is the difference between Shakespeare's writing the the books of Mark Twain or Catcher in the Rye? English is not stilted, nor is it "cast in stone". It is a living language, evolving, changing, adding new words, new feelings and inventions of catch phrases, common usage and so on. Dictionaries do not set the language, but rather capture the use of the language, which evolves over time. I love reading, and yes, technical reading is miserable, not because the content doesn't interest me, but because some people in academia have the idea that there is only one effective way to phrase a thought or idea. It is further perpetrated by a legal system that is fraught with poor language, definitions that are set by arcane rules and definitions that are purely the construct of the legal profession, and while that may be necessary on some level, the extent to where it has degenerated is abysmal. Would you wish that on the creative individuals that create our most fundamental tools in the modern world? I would not. While the requirements for such phrasing in the legal aspects of our world, like licensing, or patents or other legal and binding documents are hampering creativity all around, why would you want to impose that on the flow here? This is not a troll. I will not comment further. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
