Re: How do I add Outlook when I didn't choose it the first time....

Gord Dibben wrote:

> Ken
>
> You have misunderstood my post.
>
> Was not intended to be a derogatory slur addressed to yourself.


My apologies. I certainly did misunderstand your point.

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> What I meant was "I" am nit-picking by raising the point that Office
> 2003 Standard Trial Edition is available for "download".
>
> The semantics term refers to the point.........is a Trial Edition
> really Office 2003 or not?
>
>
> Gord
>
>
>
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:16:39 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Gord Dibben wrote:
>>
>>> Semantics and nit-picking<g>
>>
>>
>> It's certainly semantics, but I don't agree that it's
>> nit-picking.What you call something is important. Call something by
>> the wrong name, and you are likely to confuse the person you are
>> asking for help, and get the wrong answer.
>>
>> One of the things people asking for help (here or elsewhere) often
>> most need to learn is how to describe what they're asking about. If
>> you don't know something's name, it's hard to ask for help with it.
>> Asking someone "My whatchamacallit doesn't work. What's wrong?"
>> doesn't cut it.
>>
>> Semantics is the subject which deals with the meaning of words. It
>> is not a derogatory term.


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