Terminology, language & communication within and between tthe profession

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Hi Steve, & All,

 

> ...why is it necessary for us to change TCM terminology to fit WM

> when it is increasingly losing its respect in the world? ...

> Personally I don't need WM to " like " what I do, nor do I need WM to

> " understand " my professional language or " agree " with it; neither

> do my patients. ...Steve

 

I have been following the thread on TCM terminology but will not

comment yet, except to Steve's note, above.

 

Steve, when a Swahili Witchdoctor and a Lapp Shaman meet, even

if they are open, intelligent and loving people, who want to know

and understand each other, they need a common language to

communicate effectively.

 

INDIVIDUAL people in WM or TCM may not have the time or

inclination to try to communicate their views / experiences to

colleagues in the " other tribe " . That is their choice, and individuals

must follow their own priorities.

 

However, IMO, the professions [as groups] should more to develop

language to enable them to communicate effectively both within

and between the professions.

 

Much of the Terminology problem will disappear if Wiseman's PD

and his recent CD can be integrated on editable digital databases.

 

Once these are available, groups like this one, CHA, and many

others could start to append synonyms to the relevant row of

Wiseman's terms.

 

An extensive digital database, with the common synonyms

(alternative English expressions for the same TCM concept)

stitched in would be a huge advance, especially for the TCM

professions.

 

 

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