At 13:12 27/02/2006, John Leslie wrote:
This _often_ leads to seemingly irrational defense of the exact words which have been agreed upon. :^(
Please remember that words may become the name of a doctrine having influence on many other things. Also, it is precisely because the meaning of the word is uncertain that it permits compromises by confusion. People do not then defend the word but the doctrine and the compromise - showing that it may be uncertain. This is why it is technically highly rewarding to work in English and to specify in French. This dual work demands a very precise analysis of the proposed solution, as English is better at empathy and French at precision.
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