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Subject:Re: Personification of gadgets and thingamabobs From:David Downing <DavidDowning -at- USERS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:55:14 -0500
Well, I'm another one who * likes * the idea of personification, because I
think it can be an effective way to get the point across. Rhetoric like
this does have its place in technical writing.
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> From: Lauren Merritt [SMTP:laurenm -at- ISE-TLX -dot- COM]
> Subject: Personification of gadgets and thingamabobs
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> Does anyone have general suggestions on avoiding personification? How hard
> should I try?
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