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Re: creating a new language

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Roedy Green wrote:
> mcheung63 wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :
>>   creating a new language, i [sic] want to call it Titan.

> It is easy to pronounce, but it already has two meanings -- the moon
> and the giants of Greek mythology. 

The moon is named after the Greek myth, so that really isn't two things, exactly.

"Titan" is also a general word meaning "large presence", as in "he is a titan of industry".

All three of those things might well be desirable associations for this new language. They 
sure don't seem like negatives or reasons to avoid the name.

> It might also get confused with Titian the artist.

Not a chance. Most people aren't as erudite as you. Those who might think you mean 
"Titian" are the sort likely to be aware that it is not the same as "Titan".

> For google, you want a unique spelling.

Not really, at least not inherently. For example, if you are interested in Java 'for' loops, 
obviously you don't search for "for", but for "Java for loop". You cannot second-guess others' 
google-fu to come up with your own name.

> A cloud language might be named with a modification of some Latin word
> for a type of cloud. e.g. cir, cumu

Ok, "cumu" is an awful name for a product. "Cumulo", maybe. "Nimbus" or some variant, surely.
"Stratus" makes sense, and so does "Cirrus".

OTOH, a cloud language (what *is* a "cloud language"?) might not be named with a variant 
of some Latin word for a type of cloud.

-- 
Lew

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creating a new language mcheung63@gmail.com - 2013-07-20 22:06 -0700
  Re: creating a new language "Keith D. Lee" <keithdlee2012@gmail.com> - 2013-07-21 10:31 +0000
    Re: creating a new language mcheung63@gmail.com - 2013-07-22 02:33 -0700
  Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-21 09:27 -0400
    Re: creating a new language mcheung63@gmail.com - 2013-07-22 02:34 -0700
  Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-22 11:42 +0200
    Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-22 21:51 -0400
      Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-23 09:06 +0200
        Re: creating a new language Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2013-07-23 14:36 -0700
          Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-24 00:57 +0200
            Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-24 01:05 +0200
              Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-24 13:00 +0200
        Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-24 18:49 -0400
          Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-25 04:54 +0200
            Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-25 04:57 +0200
              Re: creating a new language Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-07-24 22:01 -0700
                Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-25 08:16 +0200
            Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-25 19:44 -0400
              Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-26 10:22 +0200
                Re: creating a new language Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-07-26 10:38 +0200
                Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-08-02 22:21 -0400
                Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-08-02 22:19 -0400
              Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-26 12:53 +0200
                Re: creating a new language Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-07-26 19:32 -0300
                Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-08-02 22:26 -0400
      Re: creating a new language Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2013-08-14 14:34 +0000
        Re: creating a new language Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-14 11:20 -0400
  Re: creating a new language Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-07-24 01:24 -0700
    Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-24 13:03 +0200
      Re: creating a new language Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-07-24 19:47 +0000
    Re: creating a new language Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-07-24 15:10 -0700
      Re: creating a new language Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-07-24 16:47 -0700
        Re: creating a new language Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-07-24 16:55 -0700
        Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-25 12:03 +0200
      Re: creating a new language Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-07-25 17:43 -0300
        Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-25 22:53 +0200
        Re: creating a new language Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-07-25 17:30 -0400
        Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-25 19:47 -0400
    Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-24 18:50 -0400
      Re: creating a new language Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-07-24 20:54 -0400
        Re: creating a new language Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-07-25 11:51 +0200
          Re: creating a new language Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-07-25 20:01 +0000
            Re: creating a new language Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-07-25 19:46 -0400
              Re: creating a new language Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-08-13 23:58 +0000

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