RE: Tech writing and the original font fondler

[Michael West <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- net -dot- au>]

Dick Margulis wrote:
> ... These instructions include 
> how to mix various colors, which colors to use together, the steps to 
> create each figure, etc.

Wow -- in-line illustrations with callouts yet!

The procedural steps aren't numbered, but they 
are in direct-address, imperative voice, parallel
construction format, and well-ordered, with
coordinating conjunctions handling the sequence
with perfect clarity.

Amazing that so many writers of manuals *still* can't 
get it right!

--
Mike West
Melbourne, Australia




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