This post originated from an RSS feed registered with .NET Buzz by Korby Parnell. Original Post: The Canoniczar Says that Canonicalize Ain't an English Word, Foo Feed Title: Korby Parnell Feed URL: /msdnerror.htm?aspxerrorpath=/korbyp/Rss.aspx Feed Description: Copyright 2003 Korby Parnell Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:03:48 GMT ChrisAn's BlogX korbyp@microsoft.com korbyp@microsoft.com Alex Lowe Joins Microsoft http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/korbyp/permalink.aspx/536bb108-6a66-4dc6-8847-69f4d799bb55 http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/korbyp/permalink.aspx/536bb108-6a66-4dc6-8847-69f4d799bb55 Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:03:48 GMT From ASP.NET MVP to Microsoft .NET Evangelist.  Success is the domain of good guys.  Welcome aboard Alex.  I look forward to meeting you in person.  Thanks to ScottW for posting the big announcement. Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías de ninguna clase, y no otorga ningún derecho. Latest .NET Buzz Posts Latest .NET Buzz Posts by Korby Parnell Latest Posts From Korby Parnell

The other day, I realized that in English, we don't have a word for: 'a person who canonizes'. The French word for this is canonizare, I think.  As an English alternative, my friend Mike Pope suggested:

Canoniczar

:-) which is brilliantly witty.  In this case, a new word is necessary.

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<rant>Canonize is a word that means 'to add to a canon'.  A canon is a set of laws or rules or a commonly accepted standard.

Canonize is a word. 'Canonicalize' is not a word. 

'Canonicalize' may be a function or a method in your favorite programming language but it is not a word in the English language.</rant>

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