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Subject:Advice for a novice, please From:WFoster -at- friedmancorp -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:08:25 -0500
I just want to say that normally I check everything before it goes out.
Really I do! This is just sloppy Friday work and I'm very embarrassed.
>seemed to want to throw up their hands and walk away from the problem, or
>even deny there's a problem. One guy even went so far as to tell me that if
I meant to say ",even worse,"
>he told me how to do install the product, it would take hours and he didn't
>want to take the time.
How about "how to do the install" or even "how to install the product"?
>our tech writing department, we are each responsible for a specific topics
A specific topics?? sheesh
>job and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the mass of problems became
I don't say!
Sorry :( I think I shall slink home now.
Willow Foster
wfoster -at- friedmancorp -dot- com
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