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Re: Most annoying word

Subject: Re: Most annoying word
From: "Melissa Nelson" <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:04:10 -0500



Oh I just remembered, I am not a huge fan of the word "verbiage". I think it has to do with the fact that the first time I heard it, I looked it up and found this definition.

verbiage: When the context involves a software or hardware system, this
refers to documentation. This term borrows the connotations
of mainstream "verbiage" to suggest that the documentation is
of marginal utility and that the motives behind its production
have little to do with the ostensible subject.

Since then every time someone asks me for a little verbiage...I cringe! :)

Melissa




From: "David Loveless" To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Subject: Re: Most annoying word Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:59:44 -0700

Speaking of acronyms, I once worked in a department that loved acronyms. We had one word that, when properly digested (or is that regurgitated) was an acronym buried in an acronym buried in an acronym and so on for seven layers!

And just for the record, I'm not a fan of paradigm, utilize, interface (when referring to talking to someone), or any other computer term used to describe any kind of human to human interaction.

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