[Sigia-l] RE: is there a word

Listera listera at rcn.com
Mon Jun 7 23:59:52 EDT 2004


Pabini Gabriel-Petit:

> Why go for a big, academic word when a simple word will suffice?

Surely you jest? 

Real professions are made up of studly words and fashionable books are sold
by sexy memes. Don't you find "perceived affordance" or "faceted
classification" melodious and soothing of the psyche and simple words just
so...pedestrian? Who'd pay attention to a Designer when there's a Usability
Engineer in a white lab coat around?

Ziya
Nullius in Verba 





More information about the Sigia-l mailing list