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Subject:Re: British English in _tech writing_ (#19924) From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:09:51 -0800
> I once started an International Communication presentation with "This
> presentation will not explain to you how to translate that latest 500
> page software user guide into French, German, and Japanese."
> Three people got up and left.
If this was at a conference with parallel sessions, their leaving may have
had no relation to what you just said. ...RM
Richard Mateosian Freelance Technical Writer
srm -at- c2 -dot- org Copyright 1996 Review Editor, IEEE Micro http://www.c2.org/~srm/ All rights reserved President, Berkeley STC