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Re: [zzdev] Re: [zzdev] :zz: Orthoplex or Hypergrid? You decide
- To: Katariina Ervasti <cat@xxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [zzdev] Re: [zzdev] :zz: Orthoplex or Hypergrid? You decide
- From: adam moore <Adam.Moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:49:17 +0100 (BST)
- Cc: ""B. Fallenstein"" <b.fallenstein@xxxxxx>, "Ted Nelson" <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>, zzdev@xxxxxxxxxx, ih@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Helen Ashman" <hla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Adam.Moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tim Brailsford" <tim.brailsford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ""Craig D. Stewart"" <craig.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, naemura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <200109161055.f8GAtkt00429@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Greets!
I quite like 'n-dimensional infoplex'.
Or 'womangrove' *8-)
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Ask 10 people - get 11 answers!
On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Katariina Ervasti wrote:
>
> > I've been thinking about the name issue too and one name I very much
> > like is "mangrove"-- the tropical plant that grows in all
> > directions.
>
> > With respect to 'orthoplex' and 'hypergrid': 'Orthoplex,' to quote
> > Katariina Ervasti's spontaneous reaction, "sounds boring." (I
> > wholeheartedly agree.) I like 'hypergrid' slightly better, but on
>
> Another spontaneous reaction - (Yes, I'm still slightly interested
> in ZigZag even though I no longer work with the GZZ group.)
>
> I think "mangrove" sounds strange (which in my vocabulary is
> a compliment), but how about "womangrove"? Wouldn't that be
> a more delightful variation of this strangely fascinating
> word? :-)))
>
> cat
>
Dr Adam Moore
adam.moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx