[PLUG-TALK] Is "software program" marketing speak?

[Rich Shepard]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012, Richard C. Steffens wrote:

> When I first learned to write computer code I wrote software. For some
> years now I've been hearing about software programs. To me that's from the
> department of redundancy department. Is that just marketing speak or is
> there some real distinction being made?
>
> In a similar vein, when I watch some programs on HGTV I hear them talking
> about design plans. That sounds to me like the same redundant phrasing.

Dick,

   I think that we see repetative redundancies that are not obvious to
others. There is too much sloppy and unclear writing all over the place.
Precision in use of language is a dying trait.

Rich