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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:	The Joy of Lex
Notice:	A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:	THEBAY::SYSTEM

Created:	Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1192
Total number of notes:	42769

309.0. ""Leadership" as an adjective: Ugh!" by POTAK::LEVITIN (Sam Levitin) Sat Jan 24 1987 18:25

    In the past  few  weeks,  I  have  seen  the  word  "leadership"
    used  as  an  adjective  by DEC people and publications at least
    three times. A typical use is the following:
    
	We at XYZ strive to create a leadership organization
	in terms of ....
    
    My _Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary  of  the  English
    Language Unabridged_ (2nd edition) defines the word "leadership"
    as:
    
	n.  1. the position or guidance of a leader. 2. the ability
	to lead.
    
    I get the meaning of the XYZ group's  claim,  but  I  wonder  if
    others  are as distressed by this word as I am, or if anyone has
    a good word to substitute in this phrase.  Here I believe  there
    are  genuine  alternatives that convey the meaning equally well:
    "exceptional" and "outstanding" are two.

    Sam Levitin	    DTN 225-4135	HLO2-1/G11

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
309.1	And if you think THAT'S bad...	DELNI::OVIATT	High Bailiff	`Wed Mar 18 1987 16:51`	14
	I can only agree with your gripe. I got off the phone this afternoon with a woman who told me she was trying to "dialogue with" me. This was after she told me she had "interfaced with" someone else. After I gave her some information, she said (honest!) "I would project that onto..." At that point, between silent guffaws, I thanked her for calling and could only think of the theme for the "Twilight Zone". How's this for an idea, taking them out back and shooting them. What do you think. There HAS to be a law against such nonsense doesn't there? -Steve
309.2	I'm not alone after all	CSC32::HAGERTY	Dave Hagerty, TSC, Colorado Springs	`Thu Mar 19 1987 00:42`	10
	I'm glad to hear somebody else say that. I thought I was alone with my desire to call the local constabulatory and have somebody arrested for murder of the English language. In a similar vein, I have had several people call me saying that they were "resourcing". I finally deterimined that the caller was looking for somebody to help with a problem of some sort. Being called a resource makes one feel like non-paged pool... Dave()
309.3	warning: nit ahead!	COOKIE::ZANE	Shattering Reality	`Thu Mar 19 1987 12:42`	12
	>with my desire to call the local constabulatory and have somebody speaking of shooting someone, shouldn't that be constabulary??? Terza
309.4	network	VIDEO::OSMAN	Eric, dtn 223-6664, weight 146	`Thu Mar 19 1987 15:52`	7
	After hearing them so much, we tend to forget they're wrong. (and so do the dictionaries!) For instance, the word "network" as a verb. Isn't that within the last ten years ? /Eric
309.5	You're right, Terza	CSC32::HAGERTY	Dave Hagerty, TSC, Colorado Springs	`Thu Mar 19 1987 23:28`	5
	re .3 : You are of course, correct, Terza. $ set face/red/perm Dave()
309.6		GENRAL::JHUGHES	NOTE, learn, and inwardly digest	`Wed Apr 08 1987 20:34`	10
	Re .2: > with my desire to call the local constabulatory ... Wait a minute, Dave -- I think I like it. You've created a compound word describing the British Bobbie: "A member of the ambulatory constabulary!".
309.7	Ahhh, but.......	CSC32::HAGERTY	Dave Hagerty, TSC, Colorado Springs	`Wed Apr 08 1987 23:48`	3
	does it have functionality? Dave()
309.8	The prosecution rests.	REGENT::BROOMHEAD	Don't panic -- yet.	`Mon Sep 19 1994 09:08`	10
	PRESENT ASSESSMENT We are assessing these criteria relative to <x> as a means of focus, but are also looking more generally across .... VALUE OF ASSESSMENT Performing an assessment with the most current requirements available would surface any problematic requirements now. The domains could work with you to prepare pushback on the criteria ....
309.9	... But yer' honr', it was a slip o' the tongue	CPDW::CIUFFINI	God must be a Gemini...	`Mon Sep 19 1994 09:58`	8
	re: .-1 If the prosecution rests, I only hope that you have recommended the death penality. I would hate to think that other prisoners might have to listen to that dribble. jc
309.10		JRDV04::DIAMOND	segmentation fault (california dumped)	`Mon Sep 19 1994 19:00`	2
	Did I open the right conference? I was looking for JOY of lex....
309.11	Read note 1.x	RICKS::PHIPPS	DTN 225.4959	`Tue Sep 20 1994 07:15`	3
	This is not the conference to ask those questions. ;^) mikeP
309.12		KOLFAX::GOODMAN	I see you shiver with antici.........pation!	`Wed Sep 21 1994 17:29`	4
	Just received a note at a customer site that said that my new project schedule would not be "impactful" to something else. AUGH!
309.13	Dribble/Drivel	WHOS01::BOWERS	Dave Bowers @WHO	`Thu Sep 22 1994 12:20`	6
	re .9; While "dribble" has a certain peotic quality to it, I rather suspect the word you were lookin for is "drivel". \dave
309.14	... written as intended ...	CPDW::CIUFFINI	God must be a Gemini...	`Thu Sep 22 1994 13:10`	5
	Nope \dave, I did mean dribble. jc
309.15		PENUTS::DDESMAISONS	too many FABs in RAB	`Thu Sep 22 1994 13:44`	5
	>> I did mean dribble. so... it was kind of a slurping sound you were going for?
309.16	Correct Sellping Frever.	WHOS01::BOWERS	Dave Bowers @WHO	`Fri Sep 23 1994 09:09`	8
	I stand corrected. "Dribble" it is. It's just that with creative spelling running wild, one occasionally feels the need to take up the cause of correctness. \dave
309.17	lost, sorry	PENUTS::DDESMAISONS	too many FABs in RAB	`Fri Sep 23 1994 09:26`	6
	>> I stand corrected. "Dribble" it is. why?