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Subject:Re: Why should I fill this out... From:AnnMacknz <AnnMacknz -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 7 Jan 1998 15:11:49 EST
In a message dated 98-01-06 18:31:56 EST, you write:
<< Please do take the following as a constructive remark, because I am
enjoying this list as the most on-task and helpful I have seen to date:
Having lived and worked overseas, I know that choice of vocabulary is
often misconstrued as rude, when it actually springs from another
culture's framework. Even British English spoken by natives falls in
this category. I read politeness and consideration in the request,
placed at the end, after the task was defined. "I require" was not
intended to be high-handed, rude, demanding, arrogant (IMHO).
Obviously, it would indeed take time to answer the survey, and I am not
speaking for or against that aspect, merely suggesting that this is,
perhaps, a style and/or cultural misunderstanding. >>
Alison - thanks for this message. I think it might go a long way in making us
more aware of cultural differences. We in the U.S. sometimes forget we are
not the only ones on TECHWR-L, and we are not the only ones who speak and
write "English" (American?)
Cheers Ann
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Ann Mackenzie: AnnMacknz -at- aol -dot- com
TekDoc - Technical Documentation, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, USA
specializing in software & engineering writing and policies & procedures
