Re: This too is technical communication

["Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Good explanation, Chris. It is good to look for better words sometimes.

I like to call that "beginner's mind" -- a term from one of my Buddhist
texts.  :-)

It is very easy to pick a term or a name for something without really
thinking about the origins. "Idiot" was used many years ago to describe a
person with a very low IQ (although I don't remember the exact number) who
couldn't learn much.

Different people interpret words in different ways, which I understand. I
just try to be kind and think of how things sound to others.

No harm was meant by the term, I am sure.

PT

On 6/5/07, Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> While this is true, we need new words here. Someone
> who knows nothing is not an idiot. Someone who cannot
> know anything is.
>
>
>
> --
> PT
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