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Re: A softer word for "honesty" or "integrity" ?

Subject: Re: A softer word for "honesty" or "integrity" ?
From: Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:03:21 -0400

We steal from the best: Oursleves.

On 6/25/2013 2:17 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:

"Documentalist" is older than dirt.

I had it on my business cards in the '90s, and THAT was likely stolen from somebody on this list or on CopyEdit-L or some earlier incarnation. Maybe even from a BBS... :-)




From: Keith Hood [mailto:klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: June-25-13 10:50 AM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com; McLauchlan, Kevie
Subject: Re: A softer word for "honesty" or "integrity" ?

"Documentalist"? Is that a writer who does a mind reading act?

Wow, I am impressed. When you make up a new word you go whole hog.

Actually, yes, any tech writer who works with software developers has to be a mind reader to some extent.


--- On Tue, 6/25/13, McLauchlan, Kevin <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com<mailto:Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>> wrote:

But now that the company is using the new upgrade model, the documentalist needs to explain that the old "honor" system is out - except for existing systems



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