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> Our documentation group decided to liven up our
> Friday by having a minor word choice dispute.
> We have a series of procedures and each procedure is
> numbered. We are divided as to whether we should have
> the headings be Step 1, Step 2, Step 3... or
> Task 1, Task 2, Task 3....
I vote for steps when things are in series. Tasks
are isolated, or at least not necessarily in sequence.
My humble opinion.
kk
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Karla Saari Kitalong kitalong -at- mtu -dot- edu
Department of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
(906)487-3262
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