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A gas station attendant once asked me the difference between inflammable and flammable.
I told him "flammable" means "can explode and kill you. Horribly."
He then wanted to know whether mysterious tanks labeled "inflammable" could not explode.
I told him they could still, indeed, blow up.
I then beat a hasty retreat.
The station subsequently was closed for years.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Peter Sturgeon
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:26 PM
To: salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Uninstalling vs Removing
We were asked what was preferred. I provided both what I like and what I actually use. I prefer inflammable but write flammable.
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On 2012-03-20, at 3:20 PM, "Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> This isn't about personal preferences, but rather about established
> style guides well accepted within the technical writing community.
>
> Granted, Sun's style guide may differ from that of M$ or Apple, just
> as the *Chicago Manual of Style* and the AP style guide are sometimes
> at odds. The point is to write to a known standard, rather than
> letting personal preference dictate.
>
>> Chris
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