atw: Re: Into Linguistic semantics. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

I have to say I'm 100% in agreement with Peter on this one ( though don't 
interpret this as a *put*-down, Slinka!). 

I can't see any reason to substitute another word for 'put', even in 
relatively formal documentation. 'Add' is OK, but directs the reader's 
attention a bit unnnecessarily towards the files already there - it would 
be slightly strange (though logically impeccable) to use it if there 
weren't any files there already. 'Return' is obviously only appropriate in 
certain cases. 

I'd like it to be a matter of professionalism to stick to ordinary words 
that we'd actually say, when we can. That does include 'add' and 'return', 
of course. But it also means preferring 'start' and 'end' to  'commence' 
and 'terminate', and avoiding many other stilted terms like 'adjacent' and 
'co-located'. .

(I should also report that one of my co-workers made the comment that 'put 
the file into the folder' doesn't make it clear whether you're moving or 
copying. But that's another issue.)

Howard




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Slinka:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:50:08 +1100,  you wrote:
> Add (or return) files to the folder.....the word “put” sounds 
unprofessional.
>
> But definitely ‘put into’........not  ‘put in to’
>
>

Put ?   What's wrong with put ?
Which profession doesn't like it ?
Perfectly good word.   English.  Short.  Meaningful.
What more could you want ?   Positionization ?

--Peter M


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