RE: The New Communication (was Formality going Bye, Bye)

["Nuckols, Kenneth M" <Kenneth -dot- Nuckols -at- mybrighthouse -dot- com>]

Ron Hearn said...

> 
> I guess one question is whether (and how much) the language of Emails
> and Instant Messages (e.g alternate and phonetic spellings) should
> influence technical documents in trying to be brief and less formal. I
> think we definitely cross a line if we start telling users to "turn on
> ur puter".
> ron
> 

I think the way we spell something and the words we use to describe a
process are not so important as long as we avoid ever writing: "Clap on,
clap off!"

Anyone else ready for a Friday yet?

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