PC

Subject: PC
From: Kim Redick <tscom009 -at- DUNX1 -dot- OCS -dot- DREXEL -dot- EDU>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 12:20:25 EDT


>Steve complains:

>> >Then there're
>redundancies: "PC computer"

>Jim responds:

>> >This could serve an instructive purpose for an audience who
>does not know that the PC IS a computer. Ditto for "ABS braking
>system." What is redundancy for one audience might be a helpful
>apposition for another.

>Faith says:

>> >"PC computer" doesn't tell readers unfamiliar with the term "PC"
>> >what kind of computer it is

>Actually, it does: a Politically Correct computer. And, I might add, after the
>recent racism/sexism firestorm, it's something we ALL need <grin>.

>Bonni Graham


Not to mention Pretty Confusing, Psychologically Challenging, and
Potentially Corruptive.


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