RE: [OT] The stigma of schema

[Manos Batsis <m.batsis@bsnet.gr>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fotios [mailto:f_bass@yahoo.com]

> I got no problem with "schemas". It is just that I don't like
> to see people
> reinventing their language or bending its rules according to their
> profession or the subculture in which they happen to live in
> or even for
> convenience reasons. This is the kind of mentality that
> causes all kinds of
> incompatibilities (take the browser-wars HTML extensions for intance).

Yeah I guess it's one of the reasons humanity cannot pass knowledge
intact to each new generation. Each piece of knowledge is passed
documented but without horizon, we shake off what we don't think is
needed. As you can see, I see it more than browser wars and I feel kind
of seriously about it.

Please do correct me if I am wrong, but I am under the impression that
'schema' comes from the Greek: 'σχήμα' (um... don't know if you guys can
read this in your machines), plural: 'σχήματα'.

The exact Greek meaning can be thought of as a 'shape' (with all it's
usability) although it holds deeper focus in details and comparison
rather than generic grouping. Please feel free to buy me a copy of
rational rose for more :-)

Just my 25 drachmas,

Manos



> I agree that it is inevitable in some cases but I would argue
> that it is
> best kept to a minimum. Changes like that should be tolerated
> rather than
> embraced.
>
> Later,
> Fotios
>
>
>
> >
> > Lots of educated, articulate people find it natural to
> > use "schemas" in both written and spoken discourse.  Thus it
> > is incontrovertibly a part of both the written and spoken
> > English language.  So is "schemata".  It is useful for the
> > community that discusses schemas to settle on one of these
> > forms merely as a matter of conventional convenience. -T
> >
> >
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