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To: Neocon who wrote (53175)	8/26/1999 10:04:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Sure. I'm on the Westvaco conference call right now, but when I have a free moment to peruse the thread....

To: Neocon who wrote (53175)	8/26/1999 11:43:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

Response Part I: Rereading what you and Steve were posting, it struck me that for the longest while you seemed to be speaking somehow past each other, despite your both possessing attractive writing styles. My own thoughts, which probably speak to neither of you (but what can one expect after a conference call?), are that my special pet peeve is the excessive use of jargon. I'd opt for simplicity of speech, which sometimes includes brevity. I am extremely fond of the wise use of metaphor and simile, particularly when one is trying to convey difficult concepts--for example, when trying to describe a relational database to a person who has never even turned on a PC.

To: Neocon who wrote (53175)	8/26/1999 11:52:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Response Part II I do know all too well what Steve means by the discipline of slashing and burning. When I do any professional writing, I find it of great benefit to reread with my blue pencil: It is amazing how repetitive one be, how much more clarity can be achieved using a simple transitional phrase rather a paragraph or two, and how much can be pure "junk" and/or "filler." I have also discovered that it is often necessary to get a good deal of "junk" out of one's system before the good stuff begins to emerge. I had to throw out three chapters of my master's thesis before I could get a real start on it.