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Subject:Re: Replacement for "mix-and-match" From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:Shawn C <shawn -at- cohodata -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Mar 2015 11:15:50 -0800
"Mix and match widgets" and "inter-compatibility with all widgets"
don't seem like the same concept so it's hard to guess what you're
trying to say. Can you describe the functionality?
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Shawn <shawn -at- cohodata -dot- com> wrote:
> I am writing a technical paper and one of the stakeholders suggested using
> the idiom, "mix-and-match". I am loath to use an idiom.
>
> For instance, it is being used in the following bullet point:
> - Mix and match Dyna models
>
> One idea is to change it to:
> - Inter-compatibility with all Dyna models.
>
> Can anyone suggest an improved but succinct replacement that might be more
> suitable for this paper?
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