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Re: I had to say it because I was afraid no one else would
Subject:Re: I had to say it because I was afraid no one else would From:"Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:40:24 -0600
From: John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
Subject: Re: I had to say it because I was afraid no one else would
To: "Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- soleratec -dot- com>
> Industry standard yes, but it nevertheless evokes the image of a
> ballerina flittering around a computer, gracefully pressing buttons
and
> keys between pirouettes, plies, and arabesques.
Get over it
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Actually, I sympathize. This is yet another example of a phenomenon I
have spoken of before (both here and on TechComm) -- that of a
particular word or phrase evoking a certain image. Actually, for me,
this one evoked another image. Instead of a ballerina. I had an image of
a computer accidentally squirting red wine all over the CEO's white
dress at a formal dinner party, and then managing to offer up an apology
eloquent enough the keep itself from being dismantled.
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