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Subject:Re: Re. Tell them (only?) once From:Robert Plamondon <robert -at- PLAMONDON -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 20 Mar 1995 21:19:39 PST
>Concerning "tell them once," the way I was always told there are -three-
>things you should do in documentation:
>1- Tell them what you're gonna tell them.
>2- Tell them.
>3- Tell them what you just told them.
>It seems like a good summary to me.
But you didn't say it three times.
You said it once, not three times, like you said you should do.
You only said it once.
-- Robert
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