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Subject:Re: Grammar, language change, & phobia From:Kris Olberg <KJOlberg -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 30 Aug 1995 13:19:27 -0400
After years of worrying whether I was using too many techno-terms or
unacceptable phrases, I finally freed myself of these debates and started
concentrating on the more important question:
Does it communicate the idea?
I don't really care if a writer uses "displays," "shows," "appears," or
whatever as long as it's consistent throughout a document.
