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On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 15:54, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > > > On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:17:55 EST, "Richard B. Johnson" said: > > > > > Yeah. Nobody should ever use a word that's spelled like paradigm! > > > How about "really good example..." (which is what it means). > > > > No, a paradigm is "a way of looking at things" or "a world view". > > So this would include paradigms like "the world is flat" or "monolithic > > kernels are preferable" or "gcc is the only compiler for the kernel". > > > > No. don't you think I look things up in a dictionary before I > write a definition? > > The Webster's "New Collegiate Dictionary", 150th Anniversary > Edition clearly states; > > 1. EXAMPLE, PATTERN;esp: an outstandingly clear or typical > example or archetype. And I read the complete reference before I get pissy "One entry found for paradigm. Main Entry: par·a·digm Pronunciation: 'par-&-"dIm also -"dim Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show -- more at DICTION Date: 15th century 1 : EXAMPLE, PATTERN; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype 2 : an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms 3 : a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated" Futher English is a plastic language and meanings and nuances change over time. -- Brian Beattie | Experienced kernel hacker/embedded systems beattie@beattie-home.net | programmer, direct or contract, short or www.beattie-home.net | long term, available immediately. "Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences." -- Midori Koto - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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