Re: execute

[Allen Brunson <brunson@techcontrol.com>]

> "Execute" fits with the meter *much* better than a dippy two-syllable
> word like "enter" or "return" ever could.  KaTe is a poet, after all. 
> These things matter. :)

(Several people said things along these lines.  I chose this one to 
reply to, as representative of the lot.)

Meredith --

You're absolutely correct, "execute" DOES fit the meter better, etc.  
But that's not the point.  To my ear, it makes it sound like Kate is 
giving us yet another in a long line of media-presented images of 
computer cliches.  If "enter" didn't fit the meter, then she should have 
completely rephrased that line so she wouldn't need either "execute" OR 
"enter."

But then Alexander Fuchs pointed out that she's probably being sly, 
suggesting something with the word "execute" that I hadn't taken into 
account, because I was too busy being revolted by the apparent lack of 
computer savvy.  C'est la vie.

Allen
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