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Subject:Re: Intuitive (was Minimalism) From:"Wayne J. Douglass" <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:50:11 -0800
In response to John Ahlstrom's post, Michael Wing wrote:
>
>Intuitive, to me, also varies with the person. What is easy to grasp
>for me may be impossible for you without instructions (or vice versa).
>Familiar implies that the person already knows how to do it regardless
>of how hard it was to learn. Familiarity is a static quality while
>intuitiveness is variable.
>
I read John's post to suggest that "intuitiveness," like "familiarity,"
breeds contempt.
--Wayne Douglass
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