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> -----Original Message----- > From: Fotios [mailto:f_bass@y...] > I got no problem with "schemas". It is just that I don't like > to see people > reinventing their language or bending its rules according to their > profession or the subculture in which they happen to live in > or even for > convenience reasons. This is the kind of mentality that > causes all kinds of > incompatibilities (take the browser-wars HTML extensions for intance). Yeah I guess it's one of the reasons humanity cannot pass knowledge intact to each new generation. Each piece of knowledge is passed documented but without horizon, we shake off what we don't think is needed. As you can see, I see it more than browser wars and I feel kind of seriously about it. Please do correct me if I am wrong, but I am under the impression that 'schema' comes from the Greek: 'ó÷Þìá' (um... don't know if you guys can read this in your machines), plural: 'ó÷Þìáôá'. The exact Greek meaning can be thought of as a 'shape' (with all it's usability) although it holds deeper focus in details and comparison rather than generic grouping. Please feel free to buy me a copy of rational rose for more :-) Just my 25 drachmas, Manos > I agree that it is inevitable in some cases but I would argue > that it is > best kept to a minimum. Changes like that should be tolerated > rather than > embraced. > > Later, > Fotios > > > > > > > Lots of educated, articulate people find it natural to > > use "schemas" in both written and spoken discourse. Thus it > > is incontrovertibly a part of both the written and spoken > > English language. So is "schemata". It is useful for the > > community that discusses schemas to settle on one of these > > forms merely as a matter of conventional convenience. -T > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS > > <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word > > "unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS > <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word > "unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... >
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