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Subject:Seeking the source of a quote From:David Nadziejka <NADZIEJKA -at- ANLBEM -dot- BIM -dot- ANL -dot- GOV> Date:Wed, 21 Apr 1993 14:18:41 -0500
Trying to be precise, we are redundant,
Trying to be cautious, we are verbose.
I've been trying to find the source of this quote for some time.
It's apparently by a scientist or engineer about
the writing that such authors produce. Can anyone provide chapter and verse?