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<b>Message ID:</b> 2517 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Mon Jun 28 16:57:16 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Bob Stewart <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Hell level? <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1871872622">At 10:29 AM 6/28/99 -0500, Talies the Wanderer wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;I, on the other hand, am into Linguistics, so I embrace these new languages<br/>
&gt;- even going so far as to create a glossary to assist others in learning<br/>
&gt;the unique lingo of EverQuest.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>A linguist should be aware that change is not intrinsically good.  If often<br/>
happens at the expense of clarity and precision.  Part of lingusitic study<br/>
is to distinguish improvement from degeneration.<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;P.S. I haven&#39;t added &#39;proc&#39; yet, because I&#39;m unsure of it&#39;s origins...<br/>
&gt;Anyone wanna help here?<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>It would indeed be interesting to know the origin of the word, but I would<br/>
still resist its adoption when existing words are more clear, appropriate,<br/>
and expressive.<br/>
<br/>
	Bob</div>