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1. _Because_ is best at showing a causal relationship, but
is _since_ ever appropriate in technical writing? What
about this sentence, which I think is showing a condition:
Since/Because water is always in the process of dissolving
or depositing solids, potential scale formation must be
continuously addressed.
**No difference between the two.
2. Is _having_ stronger or better in this phrase, and if so, why?
wells with scaling tendencies
wells having scaling tendencies
**_having_ is weaker--not as concise. Also a bit too alliterative with
scal_ing_.
3. Are hyphens needed in these class names when the noun "scale"
is not present, as in this example:
Scale types can be divided roughly into three classes:
- Water soluble
- Acid soluble
- Acid insoluble
**Yes.
4. Last but not least--Is the comma necessary/unnecessary or
recommended/not recommended when two imperative statements
are joined?
Keep this in mind when recommending Product and make the
operator aware of this characteristic.
**Yes unless the two imperatives are short, e.g., Sit down and shut up. ;)
**Hope you win the battles!
Sally Marquigny Network Imaging Systems
sallym -at- msmailhq -dot- netimage -dot- com Herndon, VA
