Re: Is this a typical technical writing environment?

Subject: Re: Is this a typical technical writing environment?
From: Rachael Lininger <techwhirl -at- earthlink -dot- net>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:57:24 -0600 (GMT-06:00)

Chuck Martin <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> wrote:
>"Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com> wrote in message
>news:229667 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
>::: What you have to keep in mind is that when dealing with engineers, you're
>::: frequently dealing with a mind that works entirely differently than a tech
>::: writer's mind.
>
>No, we just like to say that because it gives us an excuse.
>
>Actually, enough writing (that's not to say formal research) has been done
>on this subject to indicate that this assertion has mure truth that some
>might want to admit. Many programmers and other engineers do seem to see and
>think about the world differently that the majority.

This begs the question of whether tech writers belong in that majority. To be
honest, I kinda doubt it.

Rachael




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