Re: [zzdev] Re: :zz: Orthoplex or Hypergrid? You decide

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all--

>I am happy that this should not be a competition between names (or
>purposes); can we simply agree to use both names? After all, the English
>language already allows us "rectangle" and "oblong", "diamond" and
>"rhombus", "grid" and "matrix".

Hear hear.

Allbest, Ted


At 08:49 AM 9/24/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>> > The naming of cats is a xxxx matter; it isn't just one of your everday
>games
>>
>> I'm sorry, but I do not get that reference.
>
>Did I leave that in? How embarrassing! I was trying to recall a line from TS
>Eliot's poem "The Naming of Cats" which is used as an introduction to the
>Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical "Cats". As it happens it is even more relevant
>in the light of Tuomas' comments:
>
>The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
>It isn't just one of your holiday games;
>You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
>When I tell you, a cat must have three different names.
>
>If you look at the poem itself (http://www.ia.net/~fboyken/catpoem.html) you
>see that we might have call for an everyday name ('that the family use
>daily'), a dignified name (to 'cherish his pride') and an ineffable name
>('which no human research can discover').
>
>I am happy that this should not be a competition between names (or
>purposes); can we simply agree to use both names? After all, the English
>language already allows us "rectangle" and "oblong", "diamond" and
>"rhombus", "grid" and "matrix".
>---
>Les
>
>
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