RE: Not snazzy (was: New Unicode Savvy Logo)

Marco,

> No, "archaic", "American" and "informal" are usage labels, not 
> translations.
> The translation is "buon senso". (BTW, it is: "Dizionario Garzanti di
> inglese", Garzanti Editore, 1997, ISBN 88-11-10212-X)

Webster's has to know, to understand or common sense, understanding.  In 
actually it is closer to meaning that a person knows their way around.   They 
are adaptable.  I suspect that it came from the slave trade and was used to 
describe slaves who were quick to pick up on things.  

Knowing where a word comes from often help understand the subtleness of a word. 
 I agree that it is bad to use words that don't translate culturally.  

I think that savvy is a nice word.  The word "nice" from the Latin nescius or 
ignorant or not knowing.  In jest the Roman solders call the brits "nice" in a 
tone of voice that sounded complementary.  Today it is a complement when you 
really have nothing good to say.

It looks to me like UNCODE.  Has the UN has taken a rode in globalization?  
Maybe the web page has no scripting but is still savvy.  Who knows?  Just move 
to the next page so that I do not have to look at that awful pink.

Carl




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