RE: The value of semantics (IBM document)

It's still there when I look at it... 

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Marie, never use the term "old" to describe earlier technology. And,
uppercase is never used to highlight--change to all lowercase bold. Use
"previous" or something similar. FFT-type is a compound adjective. In the
second sentence, "and sends only FFT...), always be careful where you place
the word "only" in a sentence (note: only sends (connotes a negative
impression) versus sends only ). Always keep the entire verb together (ie,
Have been gone only 5 days versus Have been only gone 5 days). In the last
sentence, stating that this is a PERMANENT restriction is sufficient. There
is no need to tell a customer that this is NEVER going to change. 

Please do NOT forget that all this is stuff I learned over 20 years...you
are doing a GREAT job on these documents...there's just LOTS to learn. But,
that's what makes the job fun, I think! 

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Wednesday 25 August 2004 18:09
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: The value of semantics (IBM document)


That'll teach us to post anything here - Big Blue is watching. Just like 
the person (unknown to me) on this list who informed MS that they had 
AS/400s in their XP tour - they took it out! Doh!

<g>
Vern

At 10:36 AM 8/25/2004, you wrote:
>OK, did anyone copy the text? I assume it's been fixed since I don't see
>anything out for the ordinary there.
>
>-Walden
>
>
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>Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
>(Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
>Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:39 AM
>To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>Subject: Re: The value of semantics (IBM document)
>
>It's nice to see someone break his/her own rules - uses uppercase to
>highlight comments when has said not to! Of course, the "private"
>communication might have been like email, where bold was not available.
>
>LOL
>Vern
>
>At 09:14 AM 8/23/2004, you wrote:
> >There's an editor in action there...and a nice one at that. Oh, the
>joys
> >of documentation and letting something slip into the open. :)
> >
> >On 23 Aug 2004 17:09:41 +0200, "Jan Megannon" <jmegannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >said:
> > > Is IBM always as transparent as this with their internal notes?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1e25da060c91b709986256e5
>a00690e73


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