Re: Simply

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This is marcom stuff.  It may serve a purpose in pre-sales
ad text, but not in user instructions.

Gene Kim-Eng

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Borokowski" <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Simply


>I encounter this sentence frequently in documentation:
> 
> "To fix the widget, simply click the Fix Widget button
> and drag the widget onto the wood chipper icon."
> 
> What benefit is derived from this extra word? That it
> is a one-click event? I am confused, nay, I am
> burdened, by these troublesome queries.

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