On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Steven Brust wrote: > Apropos--did you know that some students at MIT invented an onomatopoeiatron? *l* No, I did not...do tell, what is an "onomatopoeiatron"? (I have a guess or two, but I'd be more interested in the exact definition) > >Exactly...of course slang, also, detracts from these objectives. > Hmm. Some slang does. Other slang is, I think, useful. I look at them on > a case-by-case basis. I mean, I'd be hard-pressed to give a definition of > "cool" as I use it, but I'd have a lot of trouble expressing certain > thoughts if I didn't have it available to me. I'll concur on that one. As it is obvious, I use some slang, and also computer acronyms *hangs head in shame*. ****** NyteMuse "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse http://www.crowfire.com