Razzlfratzing headline word choice
Jun. 14th, 2010 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dsrtao"Baz, the product formerly known as Foobar" means that Foobar has changed its name to Baz.
"Baz, the product formally known as Foobar" means that Baz is a nickname for Foobar, and you should call it Foobar in academic writing or on first mention in an article.
Both of these, however, are wrong when what you mean to say is "Kinect, the product which was widely known by the codename Project Natal". See http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/06/14/kinect-product-formally-known-project-natal-unveiled
"Baz, the product formally known as Foobar" means that Baz is a nickname for Foobar, and you should call it Foobar in academic writing or on first mention in an article.
Both of these, however, are wrong when what you mean to say is "Kinect, the product which was widely known by the codename Project Natal". See http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/06/14/kinect-product-formally-known-project-natal-unveiled
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Date: 2010-06-15 01:32 am (UTC)Nowadays we have wikis--but not nearly enough of them. :P