VO vs VObs
Martin Hill
mchill at dial.pipex.com
Tue Jun 8 13:41:23 PDT 2004
Roy Williams wrote:
> (1) What about the new IVOBSA? Who will dare to pronounce its name in
> public?
I've often wondered whether the folks who named the British Standards
Association knew what they were doing...
>
> (2) Which is worse, "meta.bullshit" or VO-BS?
>
I still mourn the loss of meta.bullshit. I think meta.unknown should
complement it, not replace it...
> (3) To be honest, VObs makes me think of a sharp-edged obstetrical
> instrument.
Hmmm. A view into Roy's Word Association Football?
>
> Just some thoughts...
> Roy
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