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I am fairly new at this,

Posted By: TM on 2007-02-22
In Reply to: I know. I try to be as tactful, helpful, and gentle as possible. - see inside

and I have made the mistake of using palpations before. I know the correct term, but I just made a mistake. As soon as I see that mistake corrected, I realize I messed up.

I do not see how someone with 20 years of experience could be making those mistakes and think they are correct. I have known those proper terms for a long time now. I just cannot see how they would make it this long and never once be corrected on them.



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