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Subject:Re: LOOKING FOR WRITING TIPS From:Richard Sobocinski <"Richard_G_Sobocinski%~WHC207"@CCMAIL.PNL.GOV> Date:Fri, 27 May 1994 07:53:00 -0700
-- Mike Pope wrote:
>Would it also therefore be true to say that
>there aren't many technical writers who could string two
>lines of code together? Careful there ...
>Considerably more respectful of engineers in recent years,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have *lots* of respect for the engineers I work with Mike,
but effectively communicating their knowledge to others
outside of their "sphere" is not a strong suit in that
field -- and most will admit that...and not really care.
Sure, I might be able to hobble 2 lines of code together, but
I'm no code jockey. Let each profession perform their best
at what they do. I have seen plenty of examples (and have
fixed many) of procedures and documents written by
non-writers and the results weren't pretty.
