RE: Tech writing course in vo-tech curriculum

Subject: RE: Tech writing course in vo-tech curriculum
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:12:57 -0800 (PST)

> Well, you know, anybody can write, right? ;-)
>

> Does it strike anyone else as annoying that when times get hard,
> half the
> laid-off world seems to get all Louisa May Alcott and decides they
> can "be a
> writer"? "I know, I'll be a tech writer!" they say. An actual
> aptitude for
> either writing or technology doesn't seem to be on the list of
> must-haves,for some reason.

I sent this just a second ago to someone offline..

I've always wanted to say something along those lines, but I probably
would have used stronger language, such as

"Hey! I own Word, Red Book says it's one of the top 10 professions,
and my Mom thinks I'm smart, so, I know...I'll be a Teknical
Riter!!"


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mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com, 732-259-2874

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RE: Tech writing course in vo-tech curriculum: From: bryan . westbrook

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