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[Leonard Will]

In message <B90CD1D2.2E34%ZiyaOz at earthlink.net> on Sun, 19 May 2002, 
Ziya Oz <ZiyaOz at earthlink.net> wrote
>> You have to specify the question clearly before you can provide a
>> sensible set of possible answers.
>
>And my *narrow* point was that even if you did clarify the question, 
>we'd still have the same *labeling* problem. If you find the "non-" or 
>"other" juxtaposition to the whatever the local designation is (as I 
>do), then there isn't a particularly appropriate word to mean "not this 
>category but the rest".

It shouldn't be a problem if you allow a phrase of a few words to 
explain each option, with a "radio button" against each. While 
conciseness can be a good thing, it is counterproductive if brevity 
becomes cryptic.

I am occasionally puzzled/amused by road signs sometimes found in the UK 
showing only a big arrow labelled "Other routes".  It's OK if you happen 
to have seen a previous sign pointing to something significant in 
another direction, I suppose, but sometimes that is not at all obvious.

Leonard Will
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