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Subject:Stereotypes From:Amy Smith/Westford/IBM <amy_smith -at- us -dot- ibm -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 7 May 2003 12:24:36 -0400
We took a trip to Egypt last fall. Egyptians are very friendly people and
are curious about foreigners. When I would tell them that I was a
technical writer, I too, would get blank stares. Then I would say that I
was a scribe, and they immediately got it. :-)
BTW, in ancient Egypt, scribes were very important people. The ability to
write was a magical thing.
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Amy Smith
GPD Information Development
IBM Software Group/Lotus Software
Phone 978.399.5009 | Tie line: 399.5009 | Email: amy_smith -at- us -dot- ibm -dot- com
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