Re: Poll: Is technical writing a sellout or fallback career?

["Char James-Tanny" <charjtf -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> However, perhaps that was a premature thought.
>
> When the cashier at my local supermarket asks the paper-or-plastic
> question, I understand exactly what is being asked.......... but what I
> hear would be transcribed as:
> "Do you want paper, or plastic?"
>
> Notice that little comma-thingie.

I don't think the lack of a comma is causing the problem. When I'm
asked "paper or plastic", the possible answers are "paper", "plastic",
"brought my own", "other". The poll wants me to answer "yes or no".
Uh...yes, paper? Yes, plastic? Yes, both? No, none?

PS Has the question now changed?

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