Re: end user vs end-user

Subject: Re: end user vs end-user
From: Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:14:15 -0400


nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il wrote:

Don't end user documentation! Please continue end-user documentation.

If your users use ends, then produce documentation
for end-users. If your users use anything else,
then produce documentation for end users.
(The last type of user in the chain is the
end user, not the end-user, just as the last
Rockette in the line is the end Rockette, not
the end-Rockette.)



Cute. And accurate as far as it goes. But I question the need for the word _end_; why not just _user_? I cannot think of a single circumstance in which "end user" conveys more information than "user."

---
[This E-mail scanned for viruses at mail.fiam.net]


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ROBOHELP FOR FRAMEMAKER TRIAL NOW AVAILABLE!

RoboHelp for FrameMaker is a NEW online publishing tool for FrameMaker that
lets you easily single-source content to online Help, intranet, and Web. The interface is designed for FrameMaker users, so there is little or no
learning curve and no macro language required! Call 800-718-4407 for competitive pricing or download a trial at: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l4

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.



Follow-Ups:

References:
Re: end user vs end-user: From: nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il

Previous by Author: Re: Problem with Word Table
Next by Author: Re: end user vs end-user
Previous by Thread: Re: end user vs end-user
Next by Thread: Re: end user vs end-user


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads