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Re: [cobalt-users] "Read me first" - second draft.
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] "Read me first" - second draft.
- From: Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu Oct 5 06:34:01 2000
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Rob Evans wrote:
>
> Question: do you spell FAQ out when you use it or do you say it as a word
> (pronounced "fack") - in which case it would be "a FAQ", rather than "an
> FAQ"?
I spell it out.
> Excuse my correction of the grammar, but I believe that might read better
Fire away. It should be as clear and as concise as possible.
> "1. There are ways of annoying those helpful people, and there are ways of
> getting the most from them. The latter is what this guide is primarily
> about."
>
> Or, you might use the following in place of the second sentence:
> "Avoiding the former and achieving the latter is what this guide is
> primarily about."
I'm inclined to stick with the original. After all, the guide can equally
be read as a HOW-TO on annoying people.
I'll incorporate your other suggestions.
<rant>
If MS call HTML "Rich Text", what do they call Rich Text Format?
And what is it with this word "rich" anyway? Every time I read
in the computer press the words of some marketing droid promising
a "rich experience" I want to reach for the barf bag. Jays! I've
seen the word applied to programming tools! Argh!
</rant>
--
Dom.