[Editors] Grammatical question

[Tom Pixton]

Such a knowledgeful and impactful group we are!

On Apr 25, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Violeta Ivanova wrote:

Fight for "knowledge" till the last drop of ink!

On Apr 25, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Marilyn C Wilson wrote:

> Rage, rage against the fading of the light!
>
> Quoting Lois Slavin <lslavin at MIT.EDU>:
>
>> "Learnings" is corporate verbiage - commonly used in this realm,  
>> as is
>> "planful" and several other atrocities.
>>
>>  _____
>>
>> From: Violeta Ivanova [mailto:violeta at MIT.EDU]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 7:04 PM
>> To: lslavin at mit.edu
>> Cc: MIT Editors
>> Subject: Re: [Editors] Grammatical question
>>
>>
>> Dear Lois et al.:
>>
>> On behalf of all engineers who respect the English language, may I  
>> ask what
>> you mean by "shared their learning"? Did they learn together (i.e.  
>> "they
>> shared the process of learning") or did they share their knowledge  
>> (i.e.
>> "they shared what they had learned")?
>>
>> I can think of no case where using "learnings" or "learning's"  
>> would be the
>> best word choice. But I never majored in English, so what do I  
>> know ... When
>> in doubt, I read my Strunk & White.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Violeta Ivanova CE'95
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Lois Slavin wrote:
>>
>>
>> Is the following use of "learnings" correct?
>>
>> "....shared their learnings with other companies......."
>>
>> I have a colleague who says it should be "learning's". He was an  
>> English
>> major in college, not an engineer, so I thought I'd better check  
>> with this
>> group!
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Lois
>>
>>
>>
>> Lois Slavin
>> Communications Director
>> MIT Engineering Systems Division
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>> Violeta M Ivanova, Ph.D.
>> Office of Educational Innovation & Technology
>> Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
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>>
>>
>
>

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Violeta M Ivanova, Ph.D.
Office of Educational Innovation & Technology
Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
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