My fingers go for ‘dialogue’
and it feels right. Then I saw ‘dialog’ and I coaxed my stubborn hands
to go with that… but this has always felt wrong somehow, yes, truncated and
awkward I’d say… and I was just never sure which was “correct”.
At Wordsmyth.net one finds Dialogue; either way you enter it, it comes up
looking like dialogue
(dialog).
Bottom line? This is crazy making…
wait, I didn’t go yet, every time I see the name David Bohm I think “Dialogue”
– spelled dialogue. So, I’d probably go that way…
Either way October is a long wait.
I’m happy you’re finished…
or mostly finished J !
Good luck with this…
Joe
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Karpinski
[mailto:dick@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:00
PM To: vims@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [vims] Good news and
a question
Time
for a little synthesis here. Context: there are more Americans than Brits. Use
all of the following on the cover:
Dialog Mapping
: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems
Dialogue Mapping
Question: Spell it Dialog or Dialogue?
Idea: Dialog
Pro: it will get more press in the US
Con: the British will not like it
Idea: Dialogue
Pro: it will be more accepted in Britain
Con: the Americans will think it affected
Idea: use both and illustrate the decision process too
Pro: unusual, it wiil catch the eye
Con: it makes the cover too damn busy
/- + it will get more press in the US
/- ! Dialog
/ \- - the British will not like it
? Spell it Dialog or Dialogue?
etc, but in the QuestMap or Compendium style instead of this crude imitation
Idea: skip the spelled out version using only the one with icons
That's my idea. Put this or your selection/modification of it out
to the list if you like.
Dick
On Apr 12, 2005, at 8:43 AM, Jeff Conklin wrote:
But if
you are one of those who cares about such things (and we are talking about
brand identity here, people), please drop me a line with your thoughts:
should it be Dialog Mapping or Dialogue Mapping?
Hello Dialog Mappers, First, a bit of good news. As you may know I've been working on a book on Dialog Mapping for a really long time, since about 1993. Last...
Hi Jeff, Definitely "Dialogue Mapping". congratulations on completing the book. All the best, Lesley .................................................. ...
lshneier@...
Apr 12, 2005 3:51 pm
If this question were posed on slashdot.org, I could well imagine the flame baits tossed out. From my perspective, when I see it spelt "dialogue", I tend to...
I have the same reaction that Al did. I am heartland USA, but I don't blink at "Dialogue." In fact, for me, it shifts the connotation from the "Peppy...
Send a comp copy to the man at the Bootstrap Institute, early. I would guess it's too late for corrections in the text, but I'd still love to get a copy of the...
Richard Karpinski
dick@...
Apr 12, 2005 7:34 pm
Jeff Let me add my congratulations to getting the project this far, and for picking such a well-known publisher! My preference is for 'dialogue' - but then, I...
michael randel
mikerandel@...
Apr 12, 2005 7:38 pm
Business Impact Associates Organizational Change and Evaluation Jeff, I think of "dialogue" as a deep, probing, even personal conversation that creates...
Linda Barker
lindabarker@...
Apr 12, 2005 8:08 pm
Time for a little synthesis here. Context: there are more Americans than Brits. Use all of the following on the cover: Dialog Mapping ... Wicked Problems ...
Richard Karpinski
dick@...
Apr 12, 2005 8:19 pm
Of the people that hit the "reply all" button: Five are for dialogue Three are for dialog My fingers go for 'dialogue' and it feels right. Then I saw 'dialog'...
Jeff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! as far as the spelling: as you know, i am a fan of "dialogue", and i feel that it is a term with way too rich a history to allow it...
Hi Jeff....It's been fun to read the responses to your problem (or is it a wicked issue)? I'd go with the Brit version and I really like the idea of including...
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