TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: dictator's - language From:KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:23:11 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
> > I think "forcibly" is a little aggressive. Here's
>
> Who cares? Administrators can do administrator things. These
> things include
> locking people out. If those who are not administrators don't
> know this,
> it's about time they learned.
Admins can cause you to cease to exist, even as you are in
mid-keystroke. Buaaaahahahahahahaaaaa!
The "forcibly" usage is not new. I've seen it several times,
over the years, both in the sysadmin context, and in some
database contexts, where the system might override what you
are doing, or have done, if any of several circumstances were
to prevail. "Forcibly re-assert" was one phrase that tickled me.
It may be just me, but I doubt there are too many speakers
of the language who would not "get it".
For those few who wouldn't, well you probably like
surprises anyway, right?
<g>
/kevin
--
Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Check out SnagIt - The Screen Capture Standard!
Download a free 30-day trial from http://www.techsmith.com/rdr/txt/twr
Find out what all the other tech writers, including Dan, already know!
Order RoboHelp X3 in December and receive $100 mail in rebate, FREE WebHelp
Merge Module and the new RoboPDF - add powerful PDF output functionality
to RoboHelp X3. Order online today at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
