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Subject:RE: "do not do x" vs "never do x" From:"Victoria Wroblewski" <victoria -dot- wroblewski -at- eagletest -dot- com> To:"Milan Davidovic" <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:08:17 -0500
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From: Behalf Of Milan Davidovic
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: "do not do x" vs "never do x"
> Is there something about "never" that is unsuitable for your
documentation?
Not speaking for Gene, but as a "never say never" person, my own
reasoning has been that when you say "never" you're implying that the
statement will be true until the end of time, rather than just true at
the time you write the statement.
- V
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