Words & Language: September 2004 Archives

I heard someone use the phrase "log diving" recently. It was meant to capture that special activity where you look through many text logs in order to figure out what event occurred in your OS or application.

I liked this phrase immediately, but then when I used it, I felt nervous; wondering if perhaps it had a sexual connotation.

For now I think I'll not use it.

Check out these Trick of the Trade.

After explaining how birthday clowns have to keep on top of what phrases or words will always get a laugh this year, he goes on to explain software engineering.

That last sentence is very funny to me. There are also lots of really good tricks sprinkled in the rest of the article.

Although I mostly dislike newspaper reporting where the text is filled with informal language, sarcasm, or irony I found this quote from a recent Star Tribune article about State Fair food very funny.

I'm going to have to tuck that little gem away for later use.