From: Keith Thompson <kst@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Ada safety road Was: Which is right ...
Date: 1999/06/07
Date: 1999-06-08T05:00:24+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yeclndvmglz.fsf@king.cts.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7jho5j$649$1@nnrp1.deja.com
Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
> In article <yecwvxfrb96.fsf@king.cts.com>,
> Keith Thompson <kst@cts.com> wrote:
> > This brings up a pet peeve of mine: the word "erroneous" was a
> > poor choice of terminology. It's an existing English word
> > with a well-defined meaning. When I use the word in an Ada
> > context, I very often have to explain the Ada-specific
> > meaning.
>
> The RM is *full* of ordinary english words used in a formal
> manner. You have to make clear that you are speaking this
> formal terminology when you do, and you should speak it only
> to the initiated :-)
Agreed. I've just found that "erroneous" is the single most
troublesome example, probably because its normal English meaning is so
clearly applicable the same Ada code to which the technical term
applies.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst@cts.com <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <http://www.sdsc.edu> <*>
One of the great tragedies of ancient history is that Helen of Troy
lived before the invention of the champagne bottle.
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Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-05-30 0:00 Which is right here - GNAT or OA ? Vladimir Olensky
1999-05-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-05-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-01 0:00 ` dennison
1999-05-30 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
1999-05-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-05-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-05 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-05 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Ada safety road Was: Which is right Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1999-06-09 0:00 ` dennison
1999-06-09 0:00 ` Entamology of "Nasal Demons" dennison
1999-06-09 0:00 ` Ada safety road Was: Which is right Robert Dewar
1999-06-09 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-06-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-09 0:00 ` dennison
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Keith Thompson [this message]
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-06-14 0:00 ` Ada safety road Franco Mazzanti
1999-06-15 0:00 ` Franco Mazzanti
1999-06-16 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-06 0:00 ` Ada safety road Was: Which is right Robert Dewar
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Pascal F. Martin
1999-06-07 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-06-10 0:00 ` Peter Amey
1999-06-10 0:00 ` Markus Kuhn
1999-06-11 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-12 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-16 0:00 ` William Dale
1999-06-19 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1999-06-21 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-12 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-13 0:00 ` swhalen
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-13 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-06-05 0:00 ` Which is right here - GNAT or OA ? Florian Weimer
1999-06-01 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-05-31 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-06-01 0:00 ` dennison
1999-06-03 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
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