From: Matthias Felleisen (matthias at ccs.neu.edu) Date: Tue Feb 17 11:32:09 EST 2009 |
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On Feb 17, 2009, at 10:22 AM, hendrik at topoi.pooq.com wrote: > Authors aren't called "novel designers". The analogy is perfect, you just failed to use the wrong words. We often say that "an author __writes novels__" in order to distinguish it from "my son wrote an essay for his high school class." Indeed, you can also hear/read "X authored another novel." Subtle distinctions, for the trained ear, trying not to emphasize the differences -- Matthias
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