RE: Retaining author's voice, was How to Use English PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow

["Dori Green" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>]

I was taught that technical writing is "writing to inform".  Just the facts, Ma'am.  Personality and "voice" are not among the required deliverables -- in fact, one of the most important functions of an editor is to blend the different styles and "voices" of a team documentation effort into one cohesive unit.

_Depending on the audience_ and the _customer's requirements_, I might insert a light and breezy "voice" for ad copy or a magazine promo article -- or I might engage a professorial stentorian resonance for an ivy-covered journal.  

Isn't it _fun_ to be able to use language with as much flexibility as modeling clay?

Dori Green
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