SC - Why "Request for documentation" is a bad subject title
Par Leijonhufvud
pkl at absaroka.obgyn.ks.se
Wed Dec 10 11:12:20 PST 1997
On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, david friedman wrote:
> I don't think the problem is only with usage. If what you are requesting is
> documentation, that means you already have something to document. If what
> you are looking for is "a period recipe for turnips," you aren't asking for
> documentation but for a recipe--and possibly documentation attached.
Not necessarily.
Imagine the situation that you've been given a recipe (e.g. by the
autocrat) with no documentation (or useless documentation) but with
assurances that it _is_ period. Then a fully valid question is: "Can
anyone document this dish?". This is -- as we all know -- distinct from
the all too common "I like potatoes; can anyone give me documentation
for their use in Viking age Scandinavia?". The difference is in the
intent.
/UlfR
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