Michael, I agree that plain, simple, correct English is difficult to define or agr= ee on but I don't think it's sad - it makes life more interesting and if = it were so simple my job might be obsolete. Brian, I, myself, have never used the terms "quantum leap" and "paradigm shift",= =20probably because I've never felt entirely confident I knew what they m= eant (even now!) either scientifically or generally but to me they seem o= n a par speak-wise. Regards, Petra -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Lewis Sent: Monday, 7 February 2005 16:19 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: quantum leap - sudden change from one energy state to another Brian Clarke: > People, can we please stop using this 'marketing speak is OK' rubbish, = and=20 > get back to plain, simple, correct English? Sadly, those three attributes -- plain, simple, and correct -- are not al= ways easy=20 to define or agree on, and not always mutually compatible. Michael Lewis -------------------------------------- Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia www.brandle.com.au -------------------------------------- ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@fre= elists.org. To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@fr= eelists.org with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wit= h "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/au= stechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins= @freelists.org ************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only = to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may con= tain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is w= aived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not respons= ible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it.= =20Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, an= d are not necessarily the views of the RTA. If you receive this e-mail in= =20error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the se= nder. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you a= re not the intended recipient. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************