Basic rules of technical writing

Subject: Basic rules of technical writing
From: CJBenz <cjbenz -at- AOL -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 17:11:56 -0500

Some years ago, a coworker and I hammered out four basic ("golden") rules
of writing. To this day, they still work for me, and help solve a variety
of conflicts between writers, editors, and what-not. Any comments?

The Golden Rules of Writing
1. Make it understandable.
2. Make it consistent, unless that interferes with Rule 1.
3. Make it grammatically correct, unless that interferes with Rule 1 or 2.
4. Make it technically correct, unless that interferes with Rule 1, 2, or
3.
Chris Benz
Author, Technical Writer, Computer Trainer
6229438 -at- mcimail -dot- com
"You learn something new every day--whether you want to or not."


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