Re: SHOULD and RECOMMENDED

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On 6/22/2013 10:28 AM, Barry Leiba wrote:
    I believe that it would be wise to discourage
    "RECOMMENDED" and "NOT RECOMMENDED" as synonyms for "SHOULD" and
    "SHOULD NOT" unless they are clearly necessary to avoid awkward
    sentences and the non-A/S intent is completely clear.


A fine suggestion, with which I agree.


For normative vocabulary, synonyms are sinful.

d/


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Dave Crocker
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