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| From: | Blaise Alleyne |
| Subject: | Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Adding "App" to Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing |
| Date: | Thu, 3 Mar 2016 13:27:44 -0500 |
| User-agent: | Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Icedove/38.5.0 |
On 03/03/16 01:22 PM, Kip Warner wrote: > Hey list, > > I've been reading this list for quite some time and enjoy seeing the > dialogue. I'd like to propose an addition to the "Words to Avoid (or > Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing" page here: > > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html > > You can find attached my proposed word "App". It's not a word I am > suggesting be avoided entirely, but one that ought to be used with > caution based on how it is currently being used colloquially by > laypeople. > What's the caution?
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