atw: Re: Friday-itis

  • From: James Hunt <jameshunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:18:53 +1000

Yes. It's a very old usage. I believe the East india Company also 
called their clerks "writers", back when I was a boy...


> Does the Navy actually have this as a job classification?
> Writer
>
> As a Writer you will be responsible for the clerical...


James Hunt

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