The difficult part about reading this thread was having to ask, after every point, "well, then what?" Out computer verbs are based off of (admittedly, maybe ou

The difficult part about reading this thread was having to ask, after every point, "well, then what?" Out computer verbs are based off of (admittedly, maybe outdated) similar verbs. Our electronic work mirrors our physical work solely because of the limitations of our language constructs. I have it on good authority that there is not a single language that has words that that specifically define what we do on a computer that would be better suited and more efficient than a physical-describing counterpart. So, as mentioned earlier, the floppy metaphor: OK, I get it. But clipboards, bookmarks, Manila folders? How would you describe an object that lets you take information from one place to another in 32px? What physical object are you aware of that allows you to mark your place amidst a vast density of information? Don't even get me started on the folders. It's coy to label them "old-people icons" -- it's clever, I dig it -- but if tomorrow we were to unveil a new set of nouns and verbs to describe computer objects, the reigning argument would be that they never made sense at all. And have fun trying to explain to your grandfather/mother/nephew how to uses computer without having any real-world jargon to borrow from.