And stupid me thought USS meant: United States Ship. Like HMS means Her/His Majesty's Ship. Except where it means Home Marketing Services. The old time VTAMers want USS to mean the VTAM use and it alone. That is sacrosanct to them for some reason. Where it's not confusing, USS can mean UNIX System Services to me. But I've gotten used to typing z/OS UNIX just to be as clear as possible. And given my arthritis, spelling is optional to me any more. The purpose of writing is to communicate. Granted clear communication is best done by proper use of words, grammar, and spelling. But this is not a professional writer's forum.
On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 06:11 -0600, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: > Rob, I have to agree. The tone of this board is extremely defensive. Perhaps > it's that sarcasm and humor don't translate well in the written word. > > If you want to see a friendly board where new members are welcomed and > encouraged, go see IBMVM. Since VM has had a resurgance, those members > patiently and comprehensively answer members questions, even the most basic > newbie questions. Pity we can't do the same. > > Chris, IMHO, the use of USS is not a malapropism. According to wikipedia, a > malapropism is an inappropriate use of the word, usually causing humor. I > don't think anyone is getting any humor out of this thread, and the use of > USS is not inappropriate within the context. Further, this is not an acronym > adventuror board. Nor should anyone really care if you spell a word wrong or > use an acronym differently than someone else might expect, unless it affects > the technical information. > > Can we not simply realize that there are two meanings for the acronym USS > and deal with it? We're humans after all, we can discover context and > determine the author's intent. We're not Watson playing Jeapordy, after all. > > My advice to all is, if you feel yourself launching in to a diatribe, please > just delete your email, go hug your kids, take a walk, or stare at your > screen saver for a while. You'll live longer. > > Have a nice weekend everyone. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- John McKown Maranatha! <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
