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RE: I had to say it because I was afraid no one else would
Subject:RE: I had to say it because I was afraid no one else would From:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com> To:"Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:01:48 -0700
Leonard C. Porrello wrote:
> I don't understand why you assume that I find the allusion troubling
or
> otherwise problematic. Perhaps it was my use of "but". I agree, I
should
> have said "and". But as I said to John, I actually enjoy the images
that
> "graceful" evokes. I'm a big fan of metaphor.
Well, yes. The way you phrased it suggested to me that you disliked or
disapproved of using the word "graceful" in that context. Glad to learn
you aren't troubled by it.
But in your response to John, you call it "not appropriate" -- that
sounds disapproving to me, as if you found the word problematic...
How do you feel about dialog boxes appearing? ;-)
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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