> Is anyone else bothered by the increasingly widespread habit of referring > to a list as a "listserv?" YES! As a descriptive linguist, I know that language change is not "bad," that languages reshape themselves to meet the changing needs of the speakers, and that I should not feel as annoyed as I do when I hear "listserv" for "list." But I can't help it. It drives me crazy, partially for the reasons you've mentioned: the confusion it can lead to when net newbies think that "send this command to the listserv" means "send this command to the list." --Natalie ([log in to unmask])