In a language with so many words, this is another which has several different meanings, which seem to be growing away from their origins.
Category Archive: Language
Can the Mac produce a transcribed account of important meetings using Dictation, or would an audio typist be better?
Adding in- as a prefix in English turns out to be more complex than it at first seems. All you have to know is the meaning of in- and the origin of the word.
From a brave king, to the pungent taste of mustard, with a wail on the side – all in the one word.
Few computer products thrive for over 30 years: the Mac (31 years young), Unix in its many guises (46), and TeX (37) each spring to mind.
How it came to be raining, but the weather will be fine and sunny.
Tools to take two (or more) documents, work out the differences between them, reveal those in a manner which allows their review, and allow you to apply selected changes found in one document to the other.
A single origin, many different meanings, and some irregularities to provoke the odd peeve.
Have you ever had a word processor freeze on you, trashing your work? Or has an editor asked you to make changes, then changed their mind again? You should use version control.
The European Union recognises the need to update its copyright legislation. But are current proposals heading in the right direction?
