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Subject:Re: online vs. on line vs. on-line From:Mary Deaton <m_deaton -at- KWARE -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 4 Jul 1999 19:09:30 -0700
"Online" is not a very new term. It is in all current dictionaries. We use
the Microsoft Manual of Style for computer terminology in documentation,
since we want our usage to be consistent with that of the operating system.
Mary Deaton
President, KNOWware, LLC
(206) 682-6113
* Smart User Assistance and Training http://www.kware.com
* Microsoft MVP for HTML Help
* Program Associate, Winwriters 2000 Online Conference http://www.winwriters.com/ohc.htm
* Speaker, Help Technology Conference, http://www.winwriters.com/htc99.htm
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From: Ellen Lidington [mailto:elidington -at- NETSCAPE -dot- NET]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 7:33 AM
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Subject: online vs. on line vs. on-line
What do you all use as your standard for using "online" in your work? Is =
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Ellen Lidington
Lead Technical Writer
TSCentral
781-235-8095 x278
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