Originally military - about 60 years ago. Brian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Lecky" <slecky@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Using the word 'anger' in marketing text > > > >I'm assuming Kirsty is from QLD and Stuart's in NSW. > > > >How new is it? Does it refer to a particular type of software development? > >industry specific? > > I'm in NSW, but originally from Britain. I don't know how old the phrase > is, and a search of the net for its origins reveals not only that it's > commonly used in the software industry but also that it's used > elsewhere. I can't remember exactly when or where I first heard it but at > a guess I'd say it was probably 20 years ago - when I started working in IT > in Britain, funnily enough. Maybe it did emerge from the software > industry, though I'd wager it's ultimate origins are more esoteric. > _________________________________________________________ > Stuart Lecky, Project Manager > __________________________ > HCi Better communications Better Management > (61-2) 9232 6669 (ph) http://www.hci.com.au > (61-2) 9232 1002 (fax) GPO Box 4846 Sydney 2001 Australia > > ************************************************** > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** ************************************************** To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************