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Subject:Re: What are Techwhirlers? From:LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 10 Apr 1995 15:09:23 -0500
Someone here coined the term about a year ago when folks were
struggling with the problems of "How do you pronounce techwr-l?"
and "What do you call folks who participate on techwr-l?"
Some folks like the term techwhirler; some don't. Eric chose
to remain neutral. Personally, I use "techwr-ler," but it
is harder to pronounce.
LaVonna
LaVonna F. Funkhouser
lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com
technical writer for COREComm
1994-1995 OK Chapter President,
Society for Technical Communication
