Re: HTTP 1.1 document terminology.

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Dave Kristol writes:
 > Ouch!  My teeth hurt from grinding.
 > 
 > Please, there's no word "genericity".  Try "generality".  With
 > apologies to non-native English speakers, if we're going to use English
 > for the spec., let's at least make it correct English.
 > 
 > Dave Kristol
 > 

Until a few years ago, "generic" was only an adjective.
Now even my Webster's admits it is sometimes a noun used to identify
non-name-brand over-the-counter medications.
The OOP community has been using the (non-)word "genericity" for years.
Where do you think new words come from anyway?  Somebody has to make them up.

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