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Subject:when is it right to be wrong? From:Kelly Werner <kwerner -at- eaglesoft -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:43:09 -0600
I'm a newer tech writer, not quite a newbie anymore, and I'm at the horns of
a dilemma. Is it justifiable to commit a MS Manual of Style faux pas for
the sake of user comprehension?
I put the question to you, oh counsel of elders, is it more important to be
proper or understood?
k werner
technical writer
kwerner -at- eaglesoft -dot- com
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