RE: Use of "Please" and the Like in Documentation

Subject: RE: Use of "Please" and the Like in Documentation
From: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>
To: "Sean Brierley" <sbrierley -at- Accu-Time -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:55:14 -0600

Sean Brierley wrote:

> Please, if you feel that you might possibly want to save the file as
an
> RTF instead of a DOC:
>
> 1) Would you mind awfully clicking File form the menu up at the top of
> the screen near the title bar.
>
> 2) Secondly, please click the Save as selection in the menu that drops
> down when you will have clicked File.
>
> 3) Suddenly, without warning, if it pleases you the Save as dialog box
> window apparates, but without any smoke or fanfare. Please to remain
> calm
>
> 4) ....

If it pleases one to save the knowledge product in the form of an RTF
file, one should read and follow the steps that are displayed below: ...

;-) Is it Friday yet?

Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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References:
RE: Use of "Please" and the Like in Documentation: From: Lauren
RE: Use of "Please" and the Like in Documentation: From: Sean Brierley

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