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Re: Please take homophobia, kinder and gentler, etc., off-line
Subject:Re: Please take homophobia, kinder and gentler, etc., off-line From:Patricia Funston <pfunston -at- OPENTEXT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:32:20 -0500
Sorry, I have to disagree on this one: the original exchange was about using terms such as abort, execute, and kill in computer documentation. Since that has been an issue in my workplace and for our corporate style guide, I was glad to see the discussion.