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Subject:Re: Mega-meanings: Terminology and you From:Michael McClatchey <mmm -at- AISINC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 May 1993 15:45:11 -0500
You wrote:
>The poor reader whose curiosity WAS PEAKED by the topic probably
>ends up being incredibly frustrated and confused.
Only by a typo...I think you meant PIQUED...8^)
Otherwise, I agree completely. I don't have ftp here, although that's in my
plan. Still, the database would become available, so I'd definitely benefit.
I've had the same sorts of mega-meaning problems, although I never used that
word before. I can't understand how engineers who seem to be so precise in some
areas are so incredibly ambiguous when it comes to descriptions. Oh,
well...chalk it up to job security...ours. 8^)
Thanks,
Michael McClatchey
Senior Technical Writer
Applied Intelligent Systems, Inc.
110 Parkland Plaza,
313-995-2035 / FAX 313-995-2138 Ann Arbor, MI 48103
