Re: Drop term "user's guide"?

["Paul Strasser" <paul -dot- strasser -at- ennovationinc -dot- com>]

 > That's the thing--the reason I've heard is completely ridiculous.
> > The client
> > feels like the term "user" sounds too much like a drug "user" or
> > junky. They
> > don't like "user's guide" because of the connotations of the word.

> LOL! Well, fabricate a "Target Audience Who Will Interact with the
>Product Guide" and be on your way then. ;)

You can't use "Target."  That has the connotation of gun users.  Oops...
Users... can't say that either.

How about [product] guide?

One of the reasons some managers get the big bucks is the ability to
restrain from laughing.  Instead, they say "Fine."  And others lower on the
food chain get to laugh.

Paul Strasser
Ennovation, Inc.
2569 Park Lane, Suite 100
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
Phone:  303-468-1164
FAX:  303-926-1510
E-mail:  paul -dot- strasser -at- ennovationinc -dot- com


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