Dear Jack Brindle, Thank you for your warm words. Also, thank you for the polite explanation of the meaning of the words.
I was relieved to know that the word Pupil had no negative meaning and was used every day in California. Regards, Akifumi Takata > 2017/10/28 9:11、Jack Brindle <jackbrin...@me.com>のメール: > > Not all of these words are bad. In fact some have pretty common utilization. > > For example, a “pupil” is another name for a student. This is used every day > in schools here in California and has no negative connotation. > > Stalk can have a few meanings. A corn stalk is a pretty good thing, it grows > up from the ground and produces ears of corn. On the other > hand, stalking someone can be bad - it means that you are watching their > moves to perhaps attack them. Unless we are talking about the > military and war, this is generally a bad thing. > > Play Lot is a new term, not commonly used at all. Perhaps Playground (which > Apple uses for the Swift development environment), or > sandbox (which has other uses in computing). Sand Lot may work as well. Those > of us who played baseball in our younger days > most likely played on a sand lot (I bet this is done in Japan as well, since > baseball is popular there). > > Now I find a negative connotation of Peephole interesting. It can have a > negative connotation, however at downtown construction > projects around the world the barricades and fences generally have peepholes > sop that folks can look at the construction. And I > wonder if anyone really objects to peephole optimization in compilers. > > What this really points out is that words in the English language commonly > have multiple meanings. Some of those meanings _may_ > be bad, but most are not. And some have been perverted into negative use. > Folks new to English almost always have problems with > our multiple meaning words, and spend a lot of time learning what they really > mean. Helping those people learn our nuances is very > much a worthwhile effort, and one I enjoy. > > And, a story. My wife once had lunch with a coworker where they discussed the > ins and outs of creating new processes in Unix. They > received many horrified looks as they discussed forking, child died events > and so forth. It provided much laughter after they explained > what the discussion was all about. > > Best of luck learning our complex language. And if we can help, just ask! > > - Jack Brindle > > >> On Oct 27, 2017, at 12:57 AM, Akifumi Takata <akif...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Dear Quincey Morris, >> >> Thank you for suggesting your opinion and Romaji use. >> >> However, I would like people in the world to freely use the Nursery >> framework. >> Also, I think that the world wide language is English. >> >> Currently, I learned that the following words are inappropriate or strange. >> >> Kidnapper >> Peephole >> Stalker >> Stalk >> Play Lot >> Pupil >> >> Can anyone tell me the proper English to replace these? >> >> My English skills are not enough, so even if myself chooses words, there is >> the danger of repeating the same mistake again. >> >> I need help from someone fluent in English. >> >> Regards, >> Akifumi Takata >> >>> 2017/10/27 9:27、Quincey Morris <quinceymor...@rivergatesoftware.com>のメール: >>> >>> Akifumi, >>> >>> Alex Zavatone is just one voice. Not everyone has the same opinion. >>> >>> I am *not* offended at calling a class “NUKidnapper”. >>> >>> If the English naming is a problem, then I suggest you name the classes in >>> Japanese (romaji). TBH, I don’t see why English speakers must demand >>> English names. >>> >>> Of course, I’m just one voice, too. >>> >>>> On Oct 26, 2017, at 16:34 , Akifumi Takata <akif...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Alex Zavatone, >>>> >>>> I understood that the words I chose are very problematic in >>>> English-speaking countries. >>>> >>>> I need help from those with fluent English to solve the problem. >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/jackbrindle%40me.com >> >> This email sent to jackbrin...@me.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
