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Well, it depends on how you define the singular "technology." If you
feel that it should refer solely to the GENERAL concept of acquiring
technical knowledge and using it make technical advances, then the
plural "technologies" would be unacceptable usage. If, however, you
define the singular "technology" as acquiring technical knowledge IN A
SPECIFIC FIELD and using it to make technical advances IN THAT FIELD,
then the plural makes sense.
These days, I think it is fairly common to talk about technology with
respect to a specific field -- i.e., "medical technology."
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin McGowan [mailto:thatguy_80 -at- hotmail -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:32 PM
Subject: is "technologies" a word?
Hi everyone...
Just had an interesting discussion with a developer about a marketing
blurb.
The title says "Our technology" and the text goes into discussion of all
the
various "technologies" involved in the "product solution."
He asked me if "technologies" is really a word...and I said I think
so...but
it's probably not the best word we could use. After all, a lighter is a
"technology" but we're talking about software, and probably want
something
more specific.
Just curious if y'all find the word "technologies" useful or useless.
Ciao,
Kevin
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