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From: exec@drume.UUCP (ZehrbachT)
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Subject: Re: What Do You Do?
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 17:33:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 17 17:33:00 1985
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     Not a flame, but a suggestion my former rhetoric teacher would give
(he made me see the light -:)
     Instead of using such big words, try to use words common to everyone's
vocabulary.  Short, concise, easily understood (by everyone) words.  For 
example, the description: "I'm working at developing a mathematical 
framework for analyzing whether certain types of computers behave the way 
you want them to.", could be changed to "I try to see, mathematically, if
certain computers do what you want them to do." 
     I agree wholeheartedly that, when talking with non-computer people 
about your job, you should simplify as much as possible, but please don't 
forget that, unless large words are absolutely necessary (i.e.
mathematical, in the example above), you really should leave them out of 
your communications, both written and oral.



"Poor men wanna be rich,"
"Rich men wanna be king,"
"King ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything."