RE: Cases where bad documentation...

Subject: RE: Cases where bad documentation...
From: Diane Evans <Diane -dot- Evans -at- marconi -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:51:04 -0700


>One example I do remember was talking about internationalization

Just last night, part of the (repeat) episode of ER dealt with this. A
Spanish patient was given a prescription to take ONCE a day. In Spanish,
ONCE means eleven. The woman took 11 pills, and died.

Diane Evans
Technical Writer
Marconi Wireless
425-519-2033




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