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Re: "Wish" in tech docs

Subject: Re: "Wish" in tech docs
From: Richard Mateosian <srm -at- CYBERPASS -dot- NET>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:08:35 -0700

The reason I prefer "wish" to "want" is that "wish" is unambiguous.
Some readers may think of the meaning "lack" for "want."

Even better, of course, is the formulation:

To accomplish A, do B.

Or in other words, "wish not, want not." ...RM

Richard Mateosian <srm -at- cyberpass -dot- net> www.cyberpass.net/~srm/
Review Editor, IEEE Micro Berkeley, CA

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