RE: Terms not to use in Error Messages

Subject: RE: Terms not to use in Error Messages
From: Jason Willebeek-LeMair <jlemair -at- cisco -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:11:24 -0500


Ah, this is for a style guide. I will include phrases as well:

"...may cause sterility..."
illegal
fatal
conjugal (except for prison or marriage counseling software, I suppose)
Viagra (R)
"A Rabbi, Priest, and a Shaman walk into a bar..."
"Whoa, look what YOU just did!"
idiot
stupid
"What WERE you thinking?"
leverage
synergy


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