Re: [Pesci-discuss] "ADs are the central focus of technical expertise"

Melinda Shore wrote:

>On 10/23/05 8:26 AM, "Elwyn Davies" <elwynd@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
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>>Maybe also the same urge to ensure that some of the more precise words
>>in the half million or so that English provides us with do not fall into
>>abeyance.
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>That would not be the particular problem with George Will's
>writing.
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Ah!  What we sould call a Sun reader's vocabulary in the UK then!

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>>The word you are probably after is 'arbiter', rather than 'arbitrator'.
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>To be honest, I don't like either word here.  I think what's
>under discussion is basically just personnel management.  "Arbiter"
>suggests that the IESG members are making judgements about who's
>a smarty-pants and who's a meathead.  While I'm sure that's true,
>I hope that doesn't become part of their official job description
>and that instead the job description focuses on the management
>aspects of identifying working group leadership, getting rid of
>working group leadership, and so on.
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Remember that we are discussing a view of what the AD's are today!  This 
doesn't mean it is what we should be aiming for

Personally,
- I feel 'arbiter' is a good reflection of the current state of play, 
whether that is what it should be or not, and
-  I would suggest that we should leave off wordsmithing the commentary 
and concentrate on the principles.

Regards,
Elwyn. 

>Melinda
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