Let's all speak the same language

Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms. Do we all speak the same language?

Appendiceal tumors are unusual entities representing around 1% of the appendicectomies, and 0.5% of the gastrointestinal neoplasms (1). The mucinous adenoma is one of the most prevalent primary appendicular neoplasms, more frequent in middleaged women. The diagnosis is usually a casual finding in the anatomopathologic study after an appendicectomy performed in a patient with clinical suspect of...

No Need to Speak the Same Language

Bjorn T. Ramberg’s book focuses on Davidson’s work in the philosophy of language, published between 1984 and the appearance of the book. Recent papers provide the focus for an overview of Davidson’s philosophy of language and its relations to broader debates and influences. Still, the reader is warned: the author “cannot claim” that the book “is in every detail a faithful representation or deve...

Domain-Specific Software Development Terminology: Do We All Speak the Same Language?

We are interested in determining whether researchers and practitioners of the Domain-Specific Software Development (DSSD) community mean the same when they refer to core terms commonly used as part of the area’s nomenclature. In this position paper we report on an initial exercise we began at the 2006 OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling which consisted of identifying these core terms, a...

Terminology of sub-RPE deposits: do we all speak the same language?

Denotation and Connotation in Strategic International Human Resource Management: Can We All Speak and Teach the Same Language?