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Subject:Reassuring language -Reply From:Lisa Comeau <COMEAUL -at- CSA -dot- CA> Date:Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:10:09 -0400
Far as I'm concerned, when someone says "simply" and or "easily", they just "simply" wanted a way to "easily" pad their paycheck because they go paid per word. In other words: it's fluff. Fluff burns really well. Torch it.
Just my $0.02
Lisa Comeau
IS Super-User/Trainer
Certification and Testing Division
Canadian Standards Association
Rexdale, ON
comeaul -at- csa -dot- ca
