Pages Tagged “phrasing”
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- Now there’s an opening line!
I just spotted an advance fee fraud pitch in the spamtraps that started out with the greeting: Dear Trusting Friend. I suppose the scammer could have meant “trusted friend,” which is still odd for an introduction, but makes a little more sense. Of course, if you take “trusting” to the extreme—i.e. gullible—you’ve just described the […]
- Software: Not Just Free as in Lunch
People often get confused by the term “free software.” Traditionally the comparison made is speech vs. beer, but free speech brings its own connotations.