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[Joe Lanman <joe@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> If it draws on many well-understood concepts, it is bound to seem
> familiar to those who indeed understand those concepts well.
>

I think if I showed a user a new interface for the first time, for instance
an iPad, and asked if it was familiar, they would say no, even if it was
easily learnable.

Do you want your language to be a blurry mess or a sharp tool?
>
> Those who work in a field will use other terms or some of the same terms
> differently from the wider populace, because they need to be more
> precise.
>

I agree, but is the original usage of intuitive useful in a design sense at
all? I would say not, whereas its more familiar meaning is - it's quicker
and shorter than 'easily learnable'.