atw: Re: Correct usage conundrum: "Match to" vs "Match with"

  • From: Peter Martin <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:36:03 +1100

Geoffrey Marnell wrote:
> Or decide which
> one suits the audience.
>

Hmmm.  Always had a problem with that one.  It used to mean those who hear.   
Now technical writers tend to use it all the time to refer to people who read 
-- naughty persons!
Behold! A meaning shift !
-PeterM
peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, 
richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The 
Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get 
elected and prove it. - P.J. O'Rourke
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