Re: Anthropomorphic Phrases

Subject: Re: Anthropomorphic Phrases
From: Buck Buchanan <buck -dot- buchanan -at- CITICORP -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 11:11:22 -0700

> The Z99 System monitors the D directory for orders ... When it sees a
> files in this directory, it imports them into a temporary file...
>
In my technical writing I avoid humanizing machines with 5-senses
verbs. The machine can't see, hear, feel, touch, .... can't remember
the other one :-).

It can, however, find, destroy, make, etc, (most other action verbs).


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