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Subject:Re: Functionalities vs Functionality From:Ana Maria Gallo <anitamari -at- EARTHLINK -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:00:46 -0800
Matthew Danda <matt -at- SONYTEL -dot- BE> wrote
> 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."
As Saglieri might have said: it has too many syllables. And I agree. Why
use functionality or functionalities when function is all that is
needed?
Ana Maria Gallo
anitamari -at- earthlink -dot- net
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