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If my developers come up with a term and I have a more
usable/appropriate replacement, I recommend it.
If my customers ask for a term that is not in their best interest, I
suggest an alternate but let them make the final decision.
If the term is an industry standard and dancing around it will confuse
my users, I'll use the industry standard term.
A.
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Alexia Prendergast
Tech Pubs Manager
Seagate Software mailto:alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Beth Agnew [SMTP:bagnew -at- insystems -dot- com]
>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 1997 8:47 AM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: Word Choices
>
>Word choices are not only our stock in trade but our responsibility as
>writers (technical or otherwise). If the terminology of an industry needs
>to be changed, why shouldn't we try?
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