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Subject:Re: User guide? From:cjs10 -at- CORNELL -dot- EDU Date:Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:50:17 -0500
Nah. A guide is not like a blanket or a carriage. A guide is "to"
something, not "for" something. So a user guide is a guide to users.
;-}
Joanna
On Fri, 28 Feb 1997, Peter Gold wrote:
> [snipped]
>
> >
> > If a blanket for horses is a horse blanket and a carriage for babies a
> > baby carriage, then wouldn't a guide for users be a user guide.(?!)
>
> No, a user guide should be a security blanket for any and all users who
> need it.
>
> p...
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