Re: "do not do x" vs "never do x"

Subject: Re: "do not do x" vs "never do x"
From: Evelyn Lee Barney <evbarney -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:15:10 -0400



My tendency is to say NOTICE or CAUTION (not necessarily caps -
depending on protocol - but I do try to set it off some way - usually
some icon or bullet that is used only for that purpose in the doc) If
you X - Y will (or may) occur

Ev


Lauren wrote:
>> From: Victoria Wroblewski
>>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Behalf Of Milan Davidovic
>>
>
>
>>> 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.
>>
>
>
>

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