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Subject:RE: A softer word for "honesty" or "integrity" ? From:"Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com> To:Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:18:27 +0000
Did you mean "Oursleves" or "Ourelves"?
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Craig Cardimon
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Subject: Re: A softer word for "honesty" or "integrity" ?
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... :-)
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> 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" ?
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> "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.
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> Actually, yes, any tech writer who works with software developers has to be a mind reader to some extent.
>
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> --- 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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