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Subject:Re: Humor in Technical Documents From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- SOUNDY -dot- ML -dot- ORG> Date:Thu, 24 Sep 1998 21:47:46 -0800
On Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:41:23 -0400, Jack Bybee wrote:
>One word of advice about humour in technical matter - like driving in
>New York City - "DON'T"
>Ahmen.
Depends on your audience.
>Dummies books? "Don't" (again). They are an insult to the intelligence
>of the reader.
Again, depends on your readers.
(That should be at the very TOP of the TechWL-R FAQ!)
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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