On 05-18-2011 09:52, singhals wrote: > Ian Goddard wrote: >> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> It's so common here I forgot about it. Many places have french names, >>> and >>> major places have german, english, spanish names. >> >> That's a common source of problems. People take requirements for >> granted& fail to mention them and then complain that they weren't >> provided. >> > > Variation #2 of the above: people fail to mention requirements, > misunderstand the question when asked about them, and so respond > incorrectly, and THEN complain ... > (viz: the suit who was asked "will the salary ever change?" and said NO, > forgetting the company gives an annual raise ...) Or the requirement is "It has to provide everything the old one did, including all the stuff we've never used but won't admit we don't need." "And by the way, it has to look and feel like the old one, too" -- Wes Groleau There are two types of people in the world … http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/barrett?itemid=1157