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Subject:The Long and Short of It From:Lisa Ann Miller <Lisa_Ann_Miller -at- MASTERCARD -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 4 Aug 1997 09:48:09 -0500
Bryce Byfield quoted Orwell:
"Never use a long word where a short
one will do"
Mark Twain
"If I had had more time I would have made it shorter."
My 2 cents again.
Lisa Miller
Sr. Technical Writer
MasterCard International
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