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Must we "finalize"
when "finish" or "complete" makes the meaning clear?
I have to lodge a differing opinion. I am thinking of a memo I received
years ago concerning a system I was documenting. It read:
<Those portions of the system that have not yet been finalized will be
finalized soon. Those portions of the system that have been finalized may
change.>
This was a new and arcane meaning of the word with which I was not familiar.
You learn something every day (if you're not careful).
Jim Cort
Technical Writer
TotalTel
Jcort -at- total -dot- com <mailto:Jcort -at- total -dot- com>
