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RE: RE: Technical writing in a higher ed environment
Subject:RE: RE: Technical writing in a higher ed environment From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:19 Mar 2004 21:22:03 GMT
I do hope you also caught the one I made about adhering to
the current style rules until you've made a successful case
to TPTB for making an exception. I wouldn't want my view
on style guides to be a part of your exit interview.
Gene Kim-Eng
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On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:07:19 -0500 Wendy Cunningham wrote:
Some comments that really struck home:
Gene - Style guides are supposed to be defined to suit the intended
purpose of the document, not the other way around.
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