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August 1998, Week 4

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"F. Alfredo Rego" <[log in to unmask]>
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F. Alfredo Rego
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Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:00:00 +0200
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Birket Foster <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> (Alfredo - I know you used to have one that said "UP your database" but this
>one is for the HP3000 community preaching to the non-converted).


How about "Up your availability"?


Fortunately (or unfortunately?) this is quite ambiguous :-)

ambiguous (am-bigyoo-<{SW}>s)
adjective.
1.Susceptible of multiple interpretation.
2.Doubtful or uncertain.
[Latin ambiguus, uncertain < ambigere, to go about: ambi-, around + agere,
to drive.]

Synonyms:
ambiguous, equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic,
enigmatic. These adjectives mean lacking clarity of meaning. Ambiguous
indicates the presence of two or more possible meanings, usually because of
faulty expression. An equivocal statement is deliberately unclear or
misleading, suggesting a hedging to avoid exposure of one's position.
Obscure suggests meaning hidden in difficult form, sometimes not worth
digging out. Recondite and abstruse, less pejorative, connote the erudite
obscurity of the scholar: a recondite allusion missed by most readers;
abstruse works of philosophy. Vague primarily indicates a lack of definite
form. Cryptic suggests a puzzling terseness intended to discourage
understanding, and enigmatic, great significance hidden in mysterious and
challenging form.


Enjoy,
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|            r  |  Alfredo                     mailto:[log in to unmask]
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|        g      |  F. Alfredo Rego                       +1 208 726-9100
|      a        |  Manager, R & D Labs               Fax +1 208 726-2822
|    d          |  Adager Corporation
|  A            |  Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000                   U.S.A.
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