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Subject: Bad writting
From: "LAGOLD.US.ORACLE.COM" <LAGOLD -at- US -dot- ORACLE -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 12:47:47 PDT

Here's one a former boss (of a now-defunct company :-) ) INSISTED I
leave in (he wrote it):

"<Product name> facilitates easier manipulation of sixbit data files."

I tried explaining to him that "facilitates" MEANS "make easier."
He didn't believe me.

I even showed him the dictionary definition of "facilitate" where it
was defined as "make easier." He STILL wouldn't let me remove the
word "easier!"

AIEEEE....

--Lynn
Senior Technical Writer
UNIX Product Line Division

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