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Subject:Re: one word, not "if", for "as long as" From:Laura Lemay <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:33:34 -0700
>Lauren wrote:
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>> "You"? I prefer to avoid pronoun references in technical documentation.
Yeah, we had this discussion a few years back and ISTR you were the only
one who felt strongly about avoiding it.
I am a big fan of "you." No one has told me to stop yet.
Laura
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