Re: WRONG!..... -ish?

Subject: Re: WRONG!..... -ish?
From: "Meryl R. Cohen" <merylster -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:29:28 -0500

When I first read "wrongish" I thought you were describing an action that
was wrongish but not really a super bad idea. Contrast with:
Warning: Do not remove the factory-installed covers; your head will explode
and you will void the warranty.

That said, I prefer the first option.

So what will happen?

Meryl

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin <
Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> wrote:

> "We recommend that you not remove the covers that were installed at the
> factory."
>
> "We recommend that you do not remove the covers that were installed at the
> factory."
>
> Is the first sentence flatly wrong, or is this a matter of style or
> formality?
>
>
>
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