From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/2973 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: vs27@mcs.le.ac.uk Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: terminology Date: 30 Dec 2005 01:16:46 +0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241019015 6685 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:30:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:15 +0000 (UTC) To: Categories Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Sat Dec 31 10:27:33 2005 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:27:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.52) id 1EshZN-0007kk-I7 for categories-list@mta.ca; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:18:53 -0400 X-Mailer: Prayer v1.0.12 X-Originating-IP: [125.0.160.177] Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 48 Original-Lines: 21 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:2973 Archived-At: On Dec 29 2005, Vaughan Pratt wrote: > Without taking sides on the prone/supine terminology question, I do have > a strong reaction to the Benabou/May/Dubuc concern that respect for a > field is undermined by its adoption of frivolous terminology. > Dear Vaughan, as everybody has a say. Just my views. I prefer some nomenclature that sounds mathematical, rather than based on the name of a friend or a private joke. (may be i don't understand all the jokes ?) Also in any case one should avoid renaming existing concepts, that is just not fair. Good opportunity to wish happy new year to everybody.