Mark E. Shoulson wrote:

>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>
> >I posted the definitions I published many years ago. What's wrong with
> >them?
> >
> >Since you (plural) chose to alter, or ignore, them, it's up to you to
> >justify your changes.
> >
> >
> Remember, though, that just because you invented a term doesn't mean you
> control its usage for all eternity.

How about for five years? They were first published in 1990. When did
the unicode versions appear?

> It may be annoying that meanings
> get changed, and thus in the interim wind up with two conflicting
> meanings for the same word used by different groups, but that's life,
> and that's language for you.

It would be nice if change had occurred because the terms came into
general use, but AFAIK they didn't, and there isn't a body of evidence
behind the changed (as opposed to revised) definitions.

> It's not "Say why YOUR definitions should be allowed!" There's no need
> for confrontation. It's "what's yours, what's mine, how do they differ,
> and how can they be reconciled, if at all?"

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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...