From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-01-24T02:53:08+09:00
Subject: New Singleton Class Word-of-the-Month ;-)

This months word:

  quin�tes�sence

>From Merriam-Webster:

  Main Entry: quin�tes�sence
  Pronunciation: kwin-'te-s&n(t)s
  Function: noun
  Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French quinte essence, from
Medieval Latin quinta essentia, literally, fifth essence
  1 : the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy
that permeates all nature and is the substance composing
   the celestial bodies
  2 : the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form
  3 : the most typical example or representative <the quintessence of
calm>
  - quin�tes�sen�tial /"kwin-t&-'sen(t)-sh&l/ adjective
  - quin�tes�sen�tial�ly adverb

Seriously though, what was the concensus (and matz your take) on Dave
Thomas' idea, and the related term #customization and the #customize
method?

Thanks,
T.