[SCL] new draft

[John F. Sowa]

Pat,

 > But you really do seem to be alone in this,
 > John. I think you may be able to get over it in time.

Please look in the mirror.  Nobody but you likes
the word "ontology" as a synonym for a set of
sentences.  So far, Bill and Tanel, have suggested
"theory" as first choice or "module" second.
Either one is a meaningful two-syllable word,
not a misused four-syllable malapropism.

 > No, they use it to refer to a set of logical sentences
 > in some document, typically one that is transmittable
 > over a network.  I use it in this way myself.

Just because there are idiots who don't know their
A from their elbow does not mean we should kiss up
to them.  Their usage is not likely to outlive the
so-called semantic web -- i.e., 2 years at best.

Ditto for skin.  As Tanel pointed out, that is a
term used for GUIs, not for languages.  We have no
shortage of good words -- "language", "syntax", or
"notation" -- why must you pick a trendy-ugly word
that is likely to become obsolete next year?

John