Hmm, I'm not buying this at all. I suppose issue could be over used, but I'm finding it hard to see it as euphemistic or a cliché. As a software engineer, I use issue as a generic term. For example, I don't know yet if we're talking about a bug, a new enhancement, a user error or a missed requirement, so until we investigate and make this determination, it's an issue. I could use the word problem, but I don't find this any different, and it has a more negative connotation then I want to associate with a feature request. In your example below, I think saying someone has issues is perfectly acceptable, unless you?re a professional making a clinical diagnosis and then I'm pretty sure you wouldn't use the phrase nutty as a fruit cake. Note I can't tell what the specific use here is in question since the thread below was truncated. I find it kind of interesting (which is definitely a euphemism) that someone is making it a campaign to have people stop diluting the word issue, which I suppose is a good thing, because it made me think of my use of the word issue. I can't tell where you came up with this definition of share. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/share here are some definitions of the word share as a transitive or intransitive verb: 1a: to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others b: to have in common they share a passion for opera ... 3: to tell (thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc.) to others ?often used with with -- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Gmail > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx <blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On > Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:07 AM > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Prospects for an accessible and open version of Android? > > Issue is euphamism and a cliché word. > That guy has issues. > Versus saying > That guy is nutty as a damn fruitcake. > Another word that falls into the same category is share. > I was at a group meeting last night and one of the panel participants shared with > us his adventures. > Share is something you use, for example, as generously distributing. Not for > discussion, or talked about. > That's what he means by issue being over-used. > Rob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:54:39 +0000 > Subject: Re: Prospects for an accessible and open version of Android? > > > No piece of sufficiently complex software is perfect(SBL is my > > favorite console screen reader and I wish it was packaged for as many > > distros as espeakup and Fenrir are, but it does have this annoying > > habit that when programs have an updating progress statement at the > > bottom of their output, SBL starts over reading the line whenever it > > updates instead of finishing the read it started, and where this > > progress moves quickly(e.g. the program executing on many small > > inputs), it often never gets to reading the important part of the > > progress statement), and often, which flaws one is willing to put up > > with are just as important as which features one values most when > > selecting between two pieces of software that do similar jobs. > > > > That said, I'm curious what the person who said "issues is an overused > > word" or something to that effect meant, especially with how they > > agreed with the person they were quoting just replacing "issues" with > > "problems". I realize this is probably an argument of definitions, but > > I've always thought of these words as synonyms and unlike words like > > "affordable", "inexpensive", and "cheap" where there is the same > > denotation but quite different connotation, I consider "problem" and > > "issue" to be the same in both denotation and connotation. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list