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Re: STC and words

Subject: Re: STC and words
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 10:04:27 -0800


Bonnie Granat wrote:

I would urge you to remove the sexual and scatological references from
your text. They really have no place on a list such as this.

That type of language isn't how I usually express myself, so I have some sympathy for your comment.

Still, so far as I can see, nothing in the Techwr-l Terms of Service or Posting Rules forbids the language to which you object.

Besides, at the end of the day,they're only words, like any other words - and nothing that you can't hear any day on the street or even in the office.

On the other hand,complaining about people's diction might be seen as violating the list rule against publicly correcting grammar.

If I were you, I'd just ignore it or set a filter to exclude people who use language that you find objectionable.

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References:
STC and words: From: Andrew Plato

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