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Subject: Conservation nomenclature

Conservation nomenclature

From: Jane M. Brown <brownjm>
Date: Thursday, April 27, 1995
Gregor Trinkaus-Randall <gtrinkaus [at] mecn__mass__edu> writes

>I was a bit disturbed
>to see what is an apparent change in the definitions of
>'Conservation' and 'Preservation' from what has been considered
>accepted definitions during the past decade or so.

I agree with Gregor Trinkaus-Randall concerning the definitions of
"Conservation" and "Preservation" and question the need to reinvent
the wheel.  We have enough new language to learn with computers
without redefining perfectly good words.  Note: my background is
English.

Jane Brown
Waring Historical Library
Charleston, SC

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