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Subject:RE: Clearing the check marks From:"Boudreaux, M (GE Healthcare, consultant)" <MadelynBoudreaux -at- ge -dot- com> To:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:47:09 -0400
On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
> Around here, we decided that "verify," though
> technically correct, might be misunderstood.
Yes, same here. "Verify" has a scientific meaning and a regulatory
meaning, so I need to avoid that.
> If we want someone to make sure that none of the
> boxes are checked, we write, "Make sure that none
> of the boxes are checked."
"Make sure" was in one of my original examples, but I am concerned about
it being folksy and colloquial, and thus not good for translation or for
people for whom English is a second language.
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