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To: E who wrote (2868)	6/11/1999 11:47:00 AM
From: Tiger Lily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

I too vote for The Tao of Style: Grammar and Spelling on SI. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect! [I especially love the Tao part.] I am not too keen on the idea of the transitional title; however, I believe in democracy and will follow the majority. Lily

To: E who wrote (2868)	6/11/1999 12:40:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4711

If we do accept a "The Tao of... " title, one of our early discussions must concern the definition of Tao, whether we are stretching and abusing a word because it sounds neat, whether English can HAVE a Tao in the first place, and, perhaps most important, whether if English has a Tao we must abandon any commitment to prescribed and limiting rules of spelling, grammar, and the like and spend our time here meditating on the life force of English and where IT wants to go, ourselves merely being followers of the force and having no concern for guiding or controlling it.