On Jan 16, 2008 3:44 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> "Andy Levy" <andy.levy@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> > Apparently the marketing department missed the memo that if you keep
> > changing the meaning of various terms, it makes it impossible for your
> > customers to figure out what you're selling.
>
>
> Wait, you mean words mean things? Since when? :-) All kidding
> aside, it is amazing what precedent, continuity and standards can do
> to make life so much easier in practically every area. Heck, without
> them, language itself eventually becomes meaningless.
Yep. And don't forget that verbing weirds words.
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