Comments on: A Log, for Words and Data http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jessica http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jessica Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:34:36 +0000 http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/#comment-5 good luck pushing against the lexical tide, scott. though the dictionary definitions may not mention the word "private," all of the logs referred to in those examples are not for public consumption. the public wouldn't eat logs, they're too woody. as for me, i'm trying to get people to stop using "in spite of" when they mean "despite," even though there's nothing grammatically wrong with either. i just think "in spite of" sounds like you're angry. i don't expect to have a lot of luck with this. good luck pushing against the lexical tide, scott. though the dictionary definitions may not mention the word “private,” all of the logs referred to in those examples are not for public consumption. the public wouldn’t eat logs, they’re too woody.

as for me, i’m trying to get people to stop using “in spite of” when they mean “despite,” even though there’s nothing grammatically wrong with either. i just think “in spite of” sounds like you’re angry.

i don’t expect to have a lot of luck with this.

]]> By: Scott Reynen http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Scott Reynen Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:36:45 +0000 http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/#comment-4 So the difference between "weblog" and "log" is that "weblog" is whether or not it's public? If "log" is assumed to be private, why use "log" at all in "weblog"? <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Alog" rel="nofollow">Dictionaries</a> don't seem to share this assumption that "log" is private. The most appropriate dictionary definition for this "log" is probably "A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed." So the difference between “weblog” and “log” is that “weblog” is whether or not it’s public? If “log” is assumed to be private, why use “log” at all in “weblog”? Dictionaries don’t seem to share this assumption that “log” is private. The most appropriate dictionary definition for this “log” is probably “A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.”

]]> By: Jessica http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jessica Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:25:40 +0000 http://log.makedatamakesense.com/2006/10/04/a-log-for-words-and-data/#comment-2 you said: "there’s no point in calling this a 'weblog.' It’s just a log", but a log is not published publically, it's just a private record of events. a "weblog" is different from a log. of course you may call this whatever you'd like, a journal even, but i do think there's a distinction (and valuable one at that) between weblog and log. you said: “there’s no point in calling this a ‘weblog.’ It’s just a log”, but a log is not published publically, it’s just a private record of events. a “weblog” is different from a log.

of course you may call this whatever you’d like, a journal even, but i do think there’s a distinction (and valuable one at that) between weblog and log.

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