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Subject:Re: STYLE: Prefaces/Introductions From:"PICKETT-HARNER, Molly" <MOP1 -at- NIORDS1 -dot- EM -dot- CDC -dot- GOV> Date:Tue, 28 Mar 1995 15:25:00 EST
1. Yes -- I read the front matter, including pub dates, other works by
author, typography & design info, etc., -- heck, I even read references!
2. Do you agree most people don't? Dunno.
2. Yes [caveat: such decisions are made by higher-ups] -- we use prefaces,
introductions, acknowledgments, <and> forewords in our documents because the
federal gov pads/protracts everything it touches. Right, Bev?
Molly
mop1 -at- niords1 -dot- em -dot- cdc -dot- gov
