> > The use of non-words like "thingee" in an otherwise technical > discussion > totally destroys the credibility of anything else the writer has to > say. Well, I often want to deal with "thingee's", and some of the people, whose experience, knowledge, and good will have given them an immense amount of credibility, also deal with "thingee's". Having no direct way to judge others on the list, lacking visual and aural cues, one must gain, through choices of words, or non-words, insight into the character of others. Be careful, I suggest, when dismissing those for whom "thingees" is fondly held. les bartlett student of various thingees. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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