On 2/5/07, Deborah MacPherson <debmacp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The geography of terminology
>
> Deborah MacPherson
>
> > So, it really is all about Geography! :-)
> >
> > Geography, the mother of all sciences . . .
> >
> > Carl Reed
> > A geographer.
> > From: <paola.dimaio@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [ontolog-forum] the god of boundary
> >
> >
> > > Not sure if this is worth discussing, in fact I hope not, but want to
> > > share this cause its funny As I said before, I do take slight issue
> > > when my language is referred to as 'non standard', no offense taken at
> > > all, but when it comes to language I like to be meaningful
> > >
> > > with reference to earlier posts arguing the appropriate choice of term for
> > > 'ontology is a set of terms...'
> > > please note that
> > >
> > > TERM
> > >
> > > The meaning "word or phrase used in a limited or precise sense" is
> > > first recorded c.1378, from M.L. use to render Gk. horos "boundary,"
> > > employed in mathematics and logic.
> > >
> > >
> > > ," related to termen "boundary, end" (see terminus).
> > >
> > > In ancient Rome, Terminus was the name of the deity who presided over
> > > boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of
> > > Terminalia (held Feb. 23, the end of the old Roman year)
> > >
> > > Paola Di Maio
> > > (Q.e.D)
> > >
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