05-06-2020, 01:04 PM
I agree, over half of this thread is off topic. I tried to split the terminology discussion.
Well, we definitely don't want to use terminology like Cheshire does, so that's a good reason indeed to add the word "transliteration" to one's portfolio. What I don't get though is why correctness is required for some terms but not for others. Calling the VM series "a zodiac" is simply wrong.
In addition to the fact that the indefinite form of the word is not used for dispersed images, calling it "a zodiac" also implies assumptions about its intention. Saying "signs of the zodiac" is not problematic, because they remain the signs even if they are merely used as month emblems (which we don't know).
Well, we definitely don't want to use terminology like Cheshire does, so that's a good reason indeed to add the word "transliteration" to one's portfolio. What I don't get though is why correctness is required for some terms but not for others. Calling the VM series "a zodiac" is simply wrong.
In addition to the fact that the indefinite form of the word is not used for dispersed images, calling it "a zodiac" also implies assumptions about its intention. Saying "signs of the zodiac" is not problematic, because they remain the signs even if they are merely used as month emblems (which we don't know).