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Re: Motorola 3400 problems, could this be the answer?

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From: Richard Clayton
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 00:00
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In article <87en5mkguo.fsf@esperi.demon.co.uk>, Nix <as4gcc$a2i@esperi.d
emon.co.uk> writes

>Richard Clayton <richard@turnpike.com> writes:
>
>> Others have drawn your attention to the standard conventions of
>> Usenet. I would suggest you also make sure that you understand the
>> distinction between "director of xyz" and "xyz director".
>
>Er, in standard English, none?
>
>`Director of Software Development'
>`Software Development Director'
>
>Same thing ISTM.
>
>(If it isn't the same thing, whatinhell's the difference?)

the second title has a legal significance  ((as always, IANAL)).

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From: Richard Clayton <richard@turnpike.com>
Subject: Re: Motorola 3400 problems, could this be the answer?
Date: 1997/10/16
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