RE: Simply

["Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>]

Ron wrote:

<<I find marketing people like to use "simply" in their writing to
emphazized how easy a task is. I imagine that some people might think
"yeah, it's simple for you, pal". So whenever I see "simply" used, I
simply delete it.>>

I agree. My predecessors used "simply" all the time. To me, it sounds
like marketing copy. ("It's as simple as 1-2-3!") I have eliminated it
from our documentation.  It adds nothing, as far as I can see.

Keith
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