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Subject:Re: Word Choice From:John Eldard <JOHN -at- CONNECT4 -dot- SLC -dot- PARAMAX -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 14 Feb 1994 11:06:45 -0700
What is the purpose of your document? To entertain or to instruct? I
think that the overuse of a thesaurus (in a technical document) will
confuse the reader. Use simple and concise language. Using the same
terms over and over again to express the same thing avoids confusion.
I think EXPENSIVE is stretching it in that instance!
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John Eldard
Product Information Specialist
Unisys Corporation
Salt Lake City UT
