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Have you tried the Ren & Stimpy approach? ;) "Maaaayyyyybe something
bad... Maaaaayyyybe something good..."
Honestly, for informal and untechnical, it works as-is. If it doesn't
sit well, remove "two edged sword" and say "increased XXX capacity has
benefits and drawbacks."
FWIW, I welcome informal and "untechnical". If you're explaining
complex concepts to people who aren't hard-core techies, you need to
seriously dumb it down. That in itself is a fun challenge, but I find
it energizing to write documentation in plain, informal language. :)
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Deborah Hemstreet
<dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> wrote:
> Wow, a lot of food for thought...
>
> Well, here is the context:
>
> However, increased XXX capacity can be a two-edged sword. On one hand, it
> significantly enables lower cost functionality. But on the other hand, the
> increasing complexity and cost of XXX designs has prevented many vendors
> from using, or taking full advantage of, the capabilities of XXX.
>
> MUDDIER and muddier, one hand is good, the other is bad... and if I CUT you
> with a two-edged sword you are more seriously wounded than with a
> single-edged sword...
>
> The client wants this a INFORMAL and UNTECHNICAL as possible (ARGH)!
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