[elky] Re: Words (Non)
- From: "Rick Draganowski" <dragan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:54:39 -0800
The best way to win a disagreement is to pay no attention to the words of your
adversary.
That diminishes his argument to the insignificent and you may then go on in
complete confidence that you have an infallible argument.
God Bless and heal you
Rick Draganowski
(Soli Deo Gloria)
----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Buck
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: [elky] Re: Words (Non)
Words seem to have a way of changing their meaning. Remeber our discussion
of the word, "posh?"
It reminds me of something I heard years ago: "If racing is the sport of
kings, is dragging the sport of queens?"
All sorts of double entendres in there...whichseems to be what you're railing
against.
Just to toss another spanner (or would that be a wrench, with or without
monkey?) into the works, www.dictionary.com defines gaming this way:
1. gambling.
2. the playing of games, esp. those developed to teach something or to help
solve a problem, as in a military or business situation.
This is what Meriam-Webster has to day about it:
Function: noun
Date: 1501
1 : the practice of gambling
2 a : the playing of games that simulate actual conditions (as of business or
war) especially for training or testing purposes b : the playing of video games
And in case you should reject those and demand the use of Webster's lexicon
here's that definition (which includes "play") and as it says, is an umbrella
term including computer game usage.
Gaming
Noun
1. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the
payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a
fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table".
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights
reserved.
Date "gaming" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before
1350. ( references)
Synonyms: Gaming
Synonyms: gambling (n), play (n). ( additional references)
Specialty Definition: Gaming
Gaming is an umbrella term that includes a number of special hobby game types:
a.. Role-playing games
b.. Live-action roleplaying games
c.. Wargaming
d.. Board games
e.. Computer- and video games
It is increasingly used by casinos and the gambling industry as a euphemism
for gambling.
I find it interesting that the last entry in Webster's is a circular
reference to the 16th century origin of the word.
Take it with a grain of salt flats.
r
At 01:44 PM 2/6/2010, you wrote:
In Ray's writeup on building his Supercomputer he was discussing his video
board and used the word "gaming". Since I am an author words are very important
to me. Their meanings should not be blurred. Sigh. I am like a fish swimming
against the overwhelming current of inanity.
"Gaming" means gambling. Nothing more and nothing less. Any tack on current
meanings will probably be lost in a few years.
But for now, if you are playing games perhaps you should just say "Playing
games".
Rick Draganowski
The old curmudgeon
(Soli Deo Gloria)
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