Mark explained he was not referring to the name Medium Mountain Mixte that I used in the subject line of this thread, but was referring to Rivendell's referential use of the term Mixte when describing a non-Mixte design
I think I understand better now. Thanks. Why would somebody who knows better deliberately use the wrong term to describe something? Is it marketing? Is it sloppiness? Did they forget? If I had to guess I would say it was just convenient communication. Last month the path of the moon was just right that observers on earth could see it block out the sun. Almost everybody referred to that event as an eclipse, even though everyone who knows better knew full well that it was not an eclipse but an occultation. When you said "the eclipse" people knew what you were talking about, and little harm was done by using the incorrect term. These eclipse/occultation/Mixte minutiae are fresh in my mind because last month Grant used the term 'eclipse' in a post and I called him on it, just for fun. When I went to pick up my frame, Grant called me on using the name Medium Mountain Mixte, also just for fun. That's the irony, that we're speculating why Grant would use the wrong term when it was Grant correcting me for using the wrong term. Part of language is just trying to convey an idea efficiently. The speaker is guessing at what words to use to get the job done. I've used the term 'step-through' for decades working at bike shops and usually when speaking and with the bike present I still use the term step-through along with a little pantomime motion towards the dropped top tube. If Rivendell sometimes used the term Mixte to describe a non Mixte design, I trust it was just to briefly point out that the thing had that step through feature. A Facebook post, a BLUG post is an environment where writers might get a little loose with descriptive terms. When it comes to actual NAMING of objects, like frame decals or a product brochure I think it's right to expect more precision. Happy Labor Day Bill Lindsay El Cerrito Ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
