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Re: It's here!
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:48:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jon Kozan writes:
> We should attempt to be consistant with whatever TLG ends up on calling it
> for the general public.
I agree with that completely.
> I don't know about your kids (if you have any) but I would really worry if
> mine started to call a color verdigris...
Really? I think that'd be most cool, as it's the closest thing to the
proper word for the color of rusted copper. "Verdigris Green" seems to be
more proper, but you know kids...
> What about "Moss"
> Simple and to the point (not to deny other colors of moss - it's just that
> most people think of green moss when moss is mentioned.)
Hmm. When I think of moss, I think of a bright or brilliant green, with
dark undertones and a sprinkling of bright red.
Steve
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| (...) I won't be calling it "new green" unless i need to explain it to someone who doesn't have a dictionary handy to look up verdigris :) I'm not saying verdigris is the best name, just that it's the best temporary choice. (...) Verdigris green is (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) c/rusted/oxidized/ Many metals oxidize but only metals that are mostly the element iron "rust". ++Lar (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I, for one, can't go along with that at all. We should attempt to be consistant with whatever TLG ends up on calling it for the general public. Not that we may know that yet, but we certainly can influence it. Case in point - Note the Beige group (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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