Re: Enterprise Data Architecture

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:22:09 -0700
Message-ID: <1192224117.81083@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

Preston wrote:

> hjr.pythian_at_gmail.com wrote:
> 

>> On Oct 12, 9:07 am, joel garry <joel-ga..._at_home.com> wrote:
>>> On Oct 11, 4:22 am, Parker <parkershan..._at_comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://home.comcast.net/~parkershannon/index.html
>>> Very interesting, but posts like these are considered spam on this
>>> group. Please delete, repost elsewhere as per group charter.
>>>
>>> By the way, some dictionaries do list architect as a verb now. cf
>>> dictionary.com, among others, in spite of all the bloggers who say
>>> otherwise. Language evolves. Heck, I don't even like the verb
>>> administrate, I'd rather administer, but that's tough cookies, eh?
>>>
>> What on Earth does "I architected" have over "I designed"?! Apart from
>> two syllables and a lot of ugliness, that is?
>>
>> Language does indeed evolve... but that's no excuse for its abuse!
>>
>> Yup, I agree with you on "to administrate", too. It's completely
>> stupid. Nothing that "to administer" couldn't do in less syllables and
>> typing.

> 
> Talking of abusing language, that should be *fewer* syllables...
> ;-)Actually it shouldn't even be that, as they've both got four anyway.
> 
> Time for Daniel to post his favourite Shakespeare quote, methinks.

I don't know why everyone makes such a big deal about Shakespeare? "After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations."

Wish I'd have said it but it was H.L. Mencken.

Ok ... let's see ... "There's small choice in rotten apples." ~ Taming of the Shrew

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Fri Oct 12 2007 - 16:22:09 CDT