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Subject:Re: A good title for a tw? From:AlumsHubby -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Fri, 30 May 1997 09:37:41 -0400
In a message dated 97-05-30 09:26:06 EDT, the good Chief (Pete Margaritis,
aka chief -at- ncms1 -dot- cb -dot- lucent -dot- com) wrote:
> Don't get too stuffy. Shrewd people see through
> the pomposity. Besides, a specialist,
> especially to someone with a military past,
> might suggest a radar operator, or some monitor
> of specialized electronic equipment.
>
> What's wrong with `Technical Writer'?
Brickin' A, Chief. Technical writers is what we is and what we does. I've
worked in organizations where a "Documentation Specialist" slot existed
mainly for summer interns who stuffed binders -- where I am now, they've
tried to saddle me with that sobriquet and I'm resisting as protocol allows.
Nomenclature is destiny. Ever heard of a little town in southern Poland
called Oswiecim? No? OK, how about its old name from when it was part of
Austria...Auschwitz?
Just my thoughts...all hands don flameproof gear now.
BMcC (Bill McClain, aka AlumsHubby -at- aol -dot- com)
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