RE: Pet Peeves

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Since everyone is offended by something, if we do
that, language will eat itself.

Personally I don't like the word "cake" and would like
to find a less rigid-sounding replacement. Cake should
be soft and fluffy and sweet, and the word to describe
it should be, too.

--- Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> wrote:

> Are you saying is that if one person contends that
> something technical
> you've written offends them, then the entire
> industry must change to suit
> that person's whims?





 
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