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Subject:Re: Term "tech writing" From:Bex <rebeccaf -at- COMPNEWS -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Mon, 27 Mar 1995 10:50:22 +0100
On Sat, 25 Mar 1995, Matthew Schenker wrote:
> I hate the term "technical writing." I always use the term "professional
> writing," not because it really matters to me, but because people hear the
> term "technical writing" and they think it's all about:
> Put screw (1) into hole (2).
> Place bracket (12) over holes (2) and tighten screw (2 and 3)
> When it's much more creative than that.
> Matt Schenker
I envy you! Most people I've spoken to simply do not have a clue, and I
mean, NOT A CLUE. It seems that some think it's a kind of journalism and
others think it has something to do with sci-fi novels. I've also met
secretaries who said "Oh yes, I used to do that as part of my last
secretarial job."
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