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Subject:Power to change language (was Re: Pet Peeves) From:Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:59:28 -0700 (PDT)
If it's used well in a public document, and/or saves
time and effort in referencing a concept, terminology
is a virus with its own momentum.
Any of us in the right position can have a wide
influence in this area.
--- Amy Gale <amyg -at- grammatech -dot- com> wrote:
> A more basic (and TR'ish) question is, what ability
> to affect
> terminology does anyone actually have?
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