I worked for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent as a technical writer and I am very familiar with POTS!!! It is what we called them.
****************************************************************** Ann Zdunczyk President, JOAT, SWAG a2z Publishing, Inc. Language Layout, Translation Consulting, & Template Creation Phone: (336)922-1271 Fax: (888)523-2028 Cell: (336)456-4493 Cell 2:(336)655-4783 http://www.a2z-pub.com ****************************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 5:55 PM To: Alan T Litchfield; Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTBButler; Alison Craig Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline" I looked up "landline" in Wikipedia (shhhh...don't nag). One alternative was "fixed-line". However, I liked POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service. =D Not exactly accurate, but funny all the same. (I also learned a new word: retronym). Nadine --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Alison Craig <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alison Craig <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > To: "Alan T Litchfield" <[email protected]>, "Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:13 PM > That was my reaction. > > Like it or not, landline is pretty much the standard term. > > Alison > > Alison Craig, Technical Writer > Ultrasonix Medical Corporation > Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:59 PM > To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > Telephone? > > What's wrong with landline? > > Alan > > On 4/02/2011, at 10:25 AM, Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC > WR-ALC/ > ENGLTB wrote: > > > Desk Phone? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected] > > > ] On Behalf Of John Posada > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM > > To: List, Techwriter > > Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > > > I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms > to make our > > customent facing support content more accessible. > > > > We use the term landline phone differenciate from > mobile phone and I > > don't like "landline". > > > > My target is 6th grade understanding. Anyone have any > suggestions for > > inplace of landline? > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. > > Send list messages to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alison.craig%40ultrasoni x.com > > Send administrative questions to [email protected]. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. > > Send list messages to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to [email protected]. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > e _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/azdunczyk%40triad.rr.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
