Re: [tlug] Pedant's corner

[Darren Cook <darren@??>]

> So, a *steep* learning curve means costs drop *quickly* or
> productivity rises *quickly*.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_curve#In_culture

To paraphrase: Dictionaries and Stephen Turnbull use the phrase to mean 
getting better at something quickly, but the rest of the world (since 
late 1970s) use it with the opposite meaning of a difficult initial 
learning process.

Darren