Re: Speaking of Improper Terminology

Subject: Re: Speaking of Improper Terminology
From: David Knopf <david -at- KNOPF -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:03:31 -0700

David Dvorkin wrote:
>
> "Abort" is to be avoided as well?
>
> Oh, saints preserve us.

Surely THIS can't be news in Boulder! "Abort" has been on the no-no list
since I started in technical writing, and let me tell you that was QUITE
a while ago. We do not impoverish the language by writing "cancel"
instead of "abort."

Regards,

-- David Knopf


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