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- noun Plural form of
calculator .
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More info on these calculators is available at this TI calculator site www.
Archive 2002-06-01 Teri 2002
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More info on these calculators is available at this TI calculator site www.
Great workshops/interesting encounters Lori 2002
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•Brand-name calculators or watches (for younger colleagues—some popular watch brands include Citizen, Swatch, SEIKO, Enicar, Casio, Rossini, Tissot, and Longines) or slightly more expensive brand-name electronics (for older or more senior colleagues)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•Brand-name calculators or watches (for younger colleagues—some popular watch brands include Citizen, Swatch, SEIKO, Enicar, Casio, Rossini, Tissot, and Longines) or slightly more expensive brand-name electronics (for older or more senior colleagues)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•Brand-name calculators or watches (for younger colleagues—some popular watch brands include Citizen, Swatch, SEIKO, Enicar, Casio, Rossini, Tissot, and Longines) or slightly more expensive brand-name electronics (for older or more senior colleagues)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Or "anything more complicated than adding a few numbers, it's easier to open a calculator than to learn how any particular spreadsheet functions". no, it's saying that the interface to most of the calculators is a royal pain in the ass, and most people won't be sure that they've gotten the right answer, because they ARE a royal PITA to use - no two are alike beyond the basics.
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Or "anything more complicated than adding a few numbers, it's easier to open a calculator than to learn how any particular spreadsheet functions". no, it's saying that the interface to most of the calculators is a royal pain in the ass, and most people won't be sure that they've gotten the right answer, because they ARE a royal PITA to use - no two are alike beyond the basics.
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Or "anything more complicated than adding a few numbers, it's easier to open a calculator than to learn how any particular spreadsheet functions". no, it's saying that the interface to most of the calculators is a royal pain in the ass, and most people won't be sure that they've gotten the right answer, because they ARE a royal PITA to use - no two are alike beyond the basics.
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Or "anything more complicated than adding a few numbers, it's easier to open a calculator than to learn how any particular spreadsheet functions". no, it's saying that the interface to most of the calculators is a royal pain in the ass, and most people won't be sure that they've gotten the right answer, because they ARE a royal PITA to use - no two are alike beyond the basics.
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Or "anything more complicated than adding a few numbers, it's easier to open a calculator than to learn how any particular spreadsheet functions". no, it's saying that the interface to most of the calculators is a royal pain in the ass, and most people won't be sure that they've gotten the right answer, because they ARE a royal PITA to use - no two are alike beyond the basics.
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