Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

Subject: Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:22:19 -0800

I see this jargon used a lot on websites and in forums,
but I've spent hours with other tech writers in real life
non-working situations without any of us using them.

I don't do any writing "for larger audiences" than tech
people, so I couldn't comment on the last point.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>

> FROM THE DESK OF DAVID POGUE
> Tech Terms to Avoid
> "Why tech writers use so much jargon, I don't know. Maybe it's
> self-aggrandizement; they want to lord their knowledge over everybody
> else.
> Maybe it's laziness; they can't be bothered to fish for a
> plain-English
> word. Maybe it's just habit; they spend all day talking shop with
> other
> nerds, so they slip into technospeak when they write for larger
> audiences."
>
> I've got to say, I agree.
>
> Thoughts?

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