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Subject:FW: Uninstalling vs Removing From:"Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)" <Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:30:58 +0100
Not used to reply all: been lurking too long.
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From: Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:30 PM
To: 'Peter Sturgeon'
Subject: RE: Uninstalling vs Removing
And, I thank everybody for their input...whether it was used or not. ;-) <--reference to what *I* prefer ;-)
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From: techwr-l-bounces+megan -dot- bruce=us -dot- bosch -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+megan -dot- bruce=us -dot- bosch -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Peter Sturgeon
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:26 PM
To: salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Uninstalling vs Removing
We were asked what was preferred. I provided both what I like and what I actually use. I prefer inflammable but write flammable.
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On 2012-03-20, at 3:20 PM, "Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> This isn't about personal preferences, but rather about established style
> guides well accepted within the technical writing community.
>
> Granted, Sun's style guide may differ from that of M$ or Apple, just as the
> *Chicago Manual of Style* and the AP style guide are sometimes at odds. The
> point is to write to a known standard, rather than letting personal
> preference dictate.
>
>> Chris
>
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