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Re: Perform vs. do

Subject: Re: Perform vs. do
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 20:13:11 -0700

I use the "cookbook analogy." Consider the layout of a recipe:

Name of Dish

Description of dish that makes it sound so yummy you want to make it.

List of ingredients.

Directions.

What's not there? "To cook (Name of Dish, which they already know from the title), do/perform the following steps:"

Could your readers follow a cookbook recipe that doesn't have that sentence? If so, why do they need it in a user manual?

Gene Kim-Eng


On 10/11/2013 6:57 PM, Kathleen MacDowell wrote:

Barbara, I've recently seen references to a "plain" language for technical
writing, but I can't remember where I saw it. I think it was on one of the
LinkedIn groups, but not the Plain Language one.



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Re: Agile Environment Opinions Wanted: From: Jen
Perform vs. do: From: Barbara Philbrick
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RE: Perform vs. do: From: Barb
Re: Perform vs. do: From: Kathleen MacDowell

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