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Subject:Re: Alternative to typo? From:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca> Date:Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:41:45 -0400
"Entering an error in this command may render the unit unresponsive."
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca> wrote:
> Joel wondered: <<For some reason I am having trouble coming up with an
> alternative to "typo." I have a sentence that says: "A typo in this
> command may render the unit unresponsive." Should I change it to, "a
> typographical error"? That sounds stuffy. "A mistake in typing..."?
> Something else?>>
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