Re: How did the Spelling Police miss this one?

[Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com>]

Herman Oosthuysen wrote:

> This is getting funnier by the day!
>
> Even the word 'normal' is a religious term.  It literally means to be 
> a good Christian - a Gentleman.  Christian seminaries are 'Normal 
> Schools' and have 'Normal Classes'.  Yes, there was a time when I was 
> forced to attend 'Normal Class' - it didn't help - I became a heathen...
>
> Maybe we should switch to Zen Buddist terminology instead, it is less 
> violent.
>
> For what it is worth, I grew up with the software term 'normalize'. 
> 'Canonize' seems a bit too strong for my tase.
>
>

I hope we're not being too bothersome by straying so far off topic.....


Anyhow, I see it all as metaphor.  I used to be concerned about such 
things, but I find it easiest to just use whatever term best represents 
what I'm trying to say, even if there's some religious connotation that 
makes me uneasy.  I only avoid the words that would get me beat up.