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Subject:Re: Pet Peeves -Reply From:"Mark D. Walker" <MWALKER -at- CONNECT4 -dot- SLC -dot- UNISYSGSG -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Aug 1994 07:34:08 -0700
>Hi! What are your writing pet peeves? What things do
>you make certain that you edit out of your drafts and the
>writing of subject matter experts (SMEs)?
>Please supply others. My dept. is trying to compile a list.
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One of my biggest pet peeves is: "try AND (whatever)" instead of "try
TO (whatever)"
