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Subject:Don't should on me From:Marilynne Smith <m -dot- smith182 -at- GENIE -dot- GEIS -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 4 Jun 1994 04:30:00 UTC
I was taught NOT to use shall because of the parental and dictatorial
feelings connected with the word. I also firmly believe that most of us are
going to screw up using something the first time because we don't take time
to read the manual anyway.
