RE: Basic rules of Tech Writing make you look smart

["Ryan Minaker" <RMinaker -at- rand -dot- com>]

I can't agree more. In grade 12 we had to read George Orwell: Politics
and the English Language.

http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/index.cgi/work/essays/language.html

He lists six rules for proper use of English. At the time, my friends
and I got a good laugh out of rule number six. It wasn't until several
years later that I realized just how right he was!


R.


 

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Study: Simple Writing Makes You Look Smart

Long words used needlessly along with complicated font styles -- two
tactics employed routinely by students trying to pad their work -- are
perceived as coming from less intelligent writers.

Or, to put it simply: Short words and classic fonts make you look smart.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051031/sc_space/studysimplewritingmakesy
o
ulooksmart





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