RE: "do not do x" vs "never do x"

["Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>]

> From: Victoria Wroblewski

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Behalf Of Milan Davidovic

> > Is there something about "never" that is unsuitable for your
> documentation?
> 
> Not speaking for Gene, but as a "never say never" person, my own
> reasoning has been that when you say "never" you're implying that the
> statement will be true until the end of time, rather than just true at
> the time you write the statement.

I never make absolute statements.

:)

Lauren


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