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Subject:RE: Alternative to typo? From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:55:34 -0400
"If you type an incorrect character, the unit might not respond."
It's better to be uncertain and accurate than certain and inaccurate.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milan Davidovic
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:43 AM
> To: Geoff Hart
> Cc: Technical Writing
> Subject: Re: Alternative to typo?
>
> Let's say, for whatever reason, that you *can't* get an
> unequivocal statement of when the typo will cause the
> behavior. Would you still avoid the "may" statement?
>
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