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Diane's right. It is the curse of being a tech writer. But it can also be a source of amusement.
A while back, I caught a product feature being referred to as 'suggestive ordering.' My response was, "What does it do? Give the user a message that says, 'Hey sexy. You need to order 10 cases of Diet Coke. Meet you in the storeroom later...'?"
Second message:
Oops! Replied to the wrong message. We all goof up sometimes - especially when we're pointing out others' faults.
