Difference between revisions of "The Interesting Lexicon of All n One"
From All n One's bxp software Wixi
Philip Lacey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "There are two parts to any language, grammar and a lexicon. The lexicon is a collection of words. Grammar provides the rules of how they're stuck together. Over the years...") |
Philip Lacey (talk | contribs) |
||
(15 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | = Intro = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
There are two parts to any language, grammar and a lexicon. The lexicon is a collection of words. Grammar provides the rules of how they're stuck together. | There are two parts to any language, grammar and a lexicon. The lexicon is a collection of words. Grammar provides the rules of how they're stuck together. | ||
− | Over the years here in All n One we have | + | Over the years here in All n One we have created some new additions to the English lexicon: |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | = Lexicon = | ||
− | '''Gramalocially''' | + | {| |
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:45%;" | Word | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:45%;" | Meaning | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:10%;" | Source | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Gramalocially''' | ||
+ | | "That sentence was gramalocially incorrect", i.e. the grammar and logic were both incorrect. Can be heavily applied to computer programming. | ||
+ | | PJ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Automagically''' | ||
+ | | Without getting into the technical details of something, you press a button and it will happen automatically, but due to a lack of technical understanding will appear like magic. | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | |||
+ | = Expressions = | ||
− | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:45%;" | Phrase | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:45%;" | Meaning | ||
+ | ! style="text-align:left;width:10%;" | Source | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Our differential diagnosis''' | ||
+ | | We haven't got a clue what's actually wrong, so here are some of our best guesses. | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''To get a hamster''' | ||
+ | | To receive an error message from the bxp platform. | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''I've been hamstered''' | ||
+ | | To explain to bxp support staff that you've received an error message using the bxp platform. | ||
+ | | Anthony Brennan (One4All) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''We are infinitely flexible''' | ||
+ | | Whatever the client wants the client gets. | ||
+ | | AF | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''There may be tactical implications below''' | ||
+ | | Whatever you write next is going to cause tons of work. | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Why, oh why, is this here''' | ||
+ | | A coders comment after many late nights which leads to the mirth of other programmers finding this comment years later! | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''I'm not removing this because I don't know what it does''' | ||
+ | | A safety positional comment designed to ensure complex code doesn't fall over. | ||
+ | | PL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''It's easier to edit than create.''' | ||
+ | | The polite way to say, I'm about to tear your work asunder. | ||
+ | | CT | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''This solution is like an onion. There is always another layer underneath and each layer makes you want to cry.''' | ||
+ | | Inspiring confidence that the issue to be investigated is going to be complex and require some mental gymnastics. | ||
+ | | DC | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''That's great. Well done. What's next?''' | ||
+ | | A reassuring phrase to acknowledge 6 months of effort and remove all pretence of celebration to make way for more work to be done. | ||
+ | | NW | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''CCLs will always exceed CDAs in a report, 9 out of 10 times''' | ||
+ | | A phrase to imply absolutely consistency (sort of) | ||
+ | | PJ | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | [[Category:Topic:About All n One]] | ||
[[Category:Topic:About bxp]] | [[Category:Topic:About bxp]] |
Latest revision as of 18:58, 2 March 2017
1 Intro
There are two parts to any language, grammar and a lexicon. The lexicon is a collection of words. Grammar provides the rules of how they're stuck together.
Over the years here in All n One we have created some new additions to the English lexicon:
2 Lexicon
Word | Meaning | Source |
---|---|---|
Gramalocially | "That sentence was gramalocially incorrect", i.e. the grammar and logic were both incorrect. Can be heavily applied to computer programming. | PJ |
Automagically | Without getting into the technical details of something, you press a button and it will happen automatically, but due to a lack of technical understanding will appear like magic. | PL |
3 Expressions
Phrase | Meaning | Source |
---|---|---|
Our differential diagnosis | We haven't got a clue what's actually wrong, so here are some of our best guesses. | PL |
To get a hamster | To receive an error message from the bxp platform. | PL |
I've been hamstered | To explain to bxp support staff that you've received an error message using the bxp platform. | Anthony Brennan (One4All) |
We are infinitely flexible | Whatever the client wants the client gets. | AF |
There may be tactical implications below | Whatever you write next is going to cause tons of work. | PL |
Why, oh why, is this here | A coders comment after many late nights which leads to the mirth of other programmers finding this comment years later! | PL |
I'm not removing this because I don't know what it does | A safety positional comment designed to ensure complex code doesn't fall over. | PL |
It's easier to edit than create. | The polite way to say, I'm about to tear your work asunder. | CT |
This solution is like an onion. There is always another layer underneath and each layer makes you want to cry. | Inspiring confidence that the issue to be investigated is going to be complex and require some mental gymnastics. | DC |
That's great. Well done. What's next? | A reassuring phrase to acknowledge 6 months of effort and remove all pretence of celebration to make way for more work to be done. | NW |
CCLs will always exceed CDAs in a report, 9 out of 10 times | A phrase to imply absolutely consistency (sort of) | PJ |