solving the wrong problem

Ilya Levin ilevin at gmail.com
Tue Aug 9 13:09:47 EDT 2005


Dave Howe wrote:
> > "Nonsense fence" maybe less metaphoric but more clear.
> I disagree - "one picket fence" gives a clear impression of a protective device
> that is hardened at but one point - leaving the rest insecure. "nonsense fence"
> doesn't give any real image.

Perhaps, but sometimes rubbish just better be named rubbish without
any metaphorical allusions. For everyone's good.

-- 
Ilya Levin
http://www.literatecode.com

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