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Subject:Re: Language use and hypersensitivity From:"McDermott, Stephen W" <Stephen -dot- McDermott -at- PSS -dot- BOEING -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:21:37 -0700
> Stephen McDermott wrote:
> >Has anyone found an appropriate replacement for "tribal knowledge"?
>
Dave said:
> Ethnic group knowledge.
>
Great! Does that mean Technical Writers now qualify as their own ethnic
group? We could start some really great traditions! Maybe we could
even get an extra holiday!
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