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It's been a few years, but "been there, done that." I asked that question
(on another group) several years back, and the winning suggestion
(unfortunately, I no longer remember the name of the person who came up with
it, I'd like to give credit) was "from concept to finished product."
While those of us born and raised in the English speaking world (or those
who have been here long enough to pick up a fair amount of common
expressions) understand the concept of "from scratch," those people who do
not have English - or the English language culture - internalized, will have
fits understanding what you're talking about.
HTH
Jo Byrd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Bell" <RBell -at- OptioSoftware -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: synonym for "from scratch"
I want to tell users they can create something from a template or "from
scratch." However, "from scratch" doesn't have the right euphony to me. Any
suggestions for an alternative to "from scratch?"
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