Subject: specific or particular? J3/02-152r1 From: Kurt W. Hirchert (Meeting 160) 28 Feb 2002 =========== The Problem =========== In an e-mail message, Malcolm regrets our decision to use the word "specific" as the opposite of "generic" because it sometimes causes confusion with the normal English meaning of the word. (If we talk about a "specific procedure", do we mean a particular procedure or one that is not generic?) He suggests changing "specific" to "nongeneric". The committee has counter-proposed that we change the nontechnical uses of "specific" to "particular". If we wish to do so, here are the edits. ===== Edits ===== Change "specific" to "particular" in the following locations: 2:2 4:44 5:12-(-3) 12:11-(-1) 25:8-(-3,-2) 28:3-(-2) 36:1-(-5) 57:2 81:6 153:37-(-1) 181:2 230:21 234:28 262:18+(2(x2)) 342:18 418:14 419:41 439:1 453:35 - end -