Hi Evan (01)
> Differences in what people consider sacred lead to conflict. Because
> of this, experienced participants usually try to leave as much of this
> baggage as possible out of discussions in fora such as this.
>
I appreciate the suggestion, which is sound. But allow me freedom of
expression, cause I insist that on a public forum people actually do
nothing but express their beliefs all the time
(each of us do this when posting) (02)
Among civilized people, what is considered 'sacred' (a matter of
belief) is left alone, and respected. (some level of argument is
acceptable though I guess)
What people believe, that includes their scientific thought, depends
on how good their science is (03)
> >> Semantic shift is an ongoing diachronic linguistic phenomenon
> >> that is not about to stop.
> >
> >Understanding the original meaning of words does not detract from the
> >ecolutionary process of a language
>
> Understanding that "original meaning" may be personally enrichening, but
> it also can be misleading when applied to domain-specific vocabularies.
Domain specific vocabularies are exceptions, (04)
Etymology studies the true meaning of words, and their real value, as
well as tracking their evolution through history and sociology
(. The word etymology is derived from the Greek "etumos" which means
real or true) (05)
If you decide to disregard true and real meanings, as well as origin
and evolutionary paths of words, you are actually devoiding words of
their true semantic heart.
I could never agree with that. This also diminishes people
comprehension of what they say, and the effectiveness of the usage of
the language. (06)
When people use words and they have no idea of their true values that
are expressing with them, they make terrible mistakes, and their
communication lacks meaning
I agree that spcialised usage has different behaviour, although there
is an etymology of specialised words also. why a term has come in
usageby a specialised community, and how, is of great importance to
any professional practice, although not everyone
is interested in history. (07)
You make your own world, and set your boundaries, by choosing what
you believe in, or what you can prove according to your science of choice. (08)
Paola Di Maio (09)
>
> Evan K. Wallace
> Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
> NIST
>
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