[ot] terminology nitpick was Re: [FT] Hardened Systems

1 posts ยท Jan 16 1999

From: Thomas Anderson <thomas.anderson@u...>

Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:53:34 +0000 (GMT)

Subject: [ot] terminology nitpick was Re: [FT] Hardened Systems

> On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

well, if i fire a bullet from a gun, i am firing the gun. if i fire an SM from
an SML, i am firing the SML. however, it is clear from the context that
richard meant SMs, not SMLs, and this is certainly a very common
error. mind you, there are a lot of very common terminology/spelling
errors on the internet (although this list is better than most places) and it
doesn't hinder communications too much.

Tom