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Subject:Re: Bad Technical Writing From:Roy Anderson <royanderson -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 10 May 1999 22:28:34 -0400
Nicole Becker wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> Does anyone know of any websites that provide specific examples of bad
> technical writing? This would be helpful for a university assignment I
> am doing. I tried Worst Technical Writing Sample of the Month at
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>http://www.corecomm.com/corecomm/worst.html
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> but this appears to be inactive.
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> Thanks,
> Nikki
>
Try http://www.corecomm.com/contest/prevwinr.htm