Re: Error Messages

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>]

From: <rajancs2002 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> Is it okay to use the word "failed" in error messages? For example,
> "Failed to retrieve the data".
>

I'd say, "The data was not retrieved," and perhaps even offer a crumb of
information about what went wrong.

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Bonnie Granat
Granat Editorial Services
http://www.editors-writers.info




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