Tribal knowledge?

Subject: Tribal knowledge?
From: geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:56:03 -0500

Stephen McDermott wondered <<Has anyone found an
appropriate replacement for "tribal knowledge"?>>

If you mean the phrase, I'd say either "usage" (for
language) or "custom" (for behavior). If you mean in to
move beyond the knowledge itself, I'd say "exploration",
"experimentation", or "writing".

--Geoff Hart @8^{)} geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.

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