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Subject:RE: Standard features and those you buy From:Lynne Wright <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tiburoninc -dot- com> To:Charlotte Branth Claussen <charlotteclaussen -at- gmail -dot- com>, TechWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 5 Jun 2014 15:52:35 +0000
"add-on", by definition (and by inference) refers to an optional feature.
Given that "Optional add-on" is therefore redundant, and Charlotte wants to avoid "optional", I'd just use "add-on feature"; and add a statement at the beginning of the doc that explains that add-ons must be purchased separately.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
Sent: June-05-14 11:28 AM
To: Charlotte Branth Claussen; TechWR-L
Subject: Re: Standard features and those you buy
"Optional" is the standard term for extra-cost features. They are available but not mandatory, since you have to buy them.
You can eliminate any possible misunderstanding by saying something like "X is an optional add-in available in our app store" at the beginning of each discussion of such features.
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Charlotte Branth Claussen <charlotteclaussen -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> We are rewriting a manual that mentions standard and optional features.
> I do not like the word optional, as it could be misinterpreted as
> being available but not mandatory to use.
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