RE: Common instruction?

Subject: RE: Common instruction?
From: "Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:55:02 +0100


>I don't recall ever having run across this before. Is it common to start
>assembly instructions for components of a very large tool with:
>1. Locate six screws....
>2. Locate two O-rings. Grease them with....

It sounds like instructions based on Mrs Glasse's apocryphal remark opening
a recipe for jugged hare: "First catch your hare..."

http://www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/523.html (see
Glasse)

Jane Carnall
Technical Writer and Compendium
of Arcane and Useless Information
Apologies for the long additional sig: it is added automatically and outwith
my control.


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