Mired in minutiae? I just don't think so. (was "proactive")

[Ron D Rhodes <Ron_D_Rhodes -at- MAIL -dot- BANKONE -dot- COM>]

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     Dear Grammarians:

     Michael Andrew Uhl wrote

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     It is with amusement that I follow the "proactive" discussion. . .
     I spend all of my time dealing with changing technologies and the people
     who don't understand . . . For those of you who waste time fighting
     battles over this term or that, stop now or find yourself way behind
     the learning curve.
     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     Michael,

     I am disappointed to hear you say this.  You, as an STC president,
     should be expected you to defend the writer's role in technical
     documentation, and not to ally yourself with the whiz-bangs and
     long-winded project managers.

     MY $.02:
     If you want to be a propeller head, then be one. Become a network
     administrator, programmer, or project manager. Leave technical
     writing to the rest of us who care about employing good usage and
     style.

     Good writers are employable because their values ARE left "way
     behind."  Or maybe you're so far ahead us that we can't possibly
     grasp what your saying.

     ---rant mode off---

     P.S.
     Next time, please don't be so condescending.

     Ron is-"proactive"-really-a-word Rhodes
     ron_d_rhodes -at- mail -dot- bankone -dot- com

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