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From: katouna@yamaha-motor.co.jp
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Subject: Re: QUERY: "dead" battery
Date: 9 Aug 2006 20:29:07 -0700
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Hello Dan. Thank you for your kind compliment and your suppoting my
instinct <g>. Yes, I had a hunch that "dead battery" is purely a
technical expression which conveys no positive nor negative
connotations... Aside from the fact that my boss is not that proficient
in English to use idiomatically correct English, maybe he wants to
eliminate any elements from our technical bulletines that would be
associted with poor quality products, also our bulletines are read by
many non-native people, who could be upset by some nagative sounding
English (?). Thank you very much for your enlightenment hitting on the
nail. You removed my frustration.
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