Re: This too is technical communication

Subject: Re: This too is technical communication
From: Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Pro TechWriter <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 05:49:23 -0700 (PDT)

Interesting etymology. The word "idiot" today is used
as "fool" once was. I like "beginner's mind" or
"rediscovery mind" for the state of mentation required
for technical writing.

--- Pro TechWriter <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> 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.


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