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Subject:Re: Functionalities vs Functionality From:"Marlene J. Geary" <marlene -at- NECA -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:41:36 -0500
>I would like to get another opinion on the word "functionalities."
>
>Can (or should) I do a Replace All in my docs, changing "functionalities"
>to "functionality"?
>
>I really hate that word, "functionalities."
>
If I had to use the word "functionality"...that's what I'd use.
However, I would probably use "features" and "services" rather than
functionality or functionalities.
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