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Subject:Re: Look upon this, and despair! From:"Edwin Skau" <eddy_skau -at- mailcity -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 26 Apr 2000 16:16:41 +0530
Dear Arlen:
What's your point?
The technical writing profession primarily demands two skill sets - pertaining to language and the technical. A segment of us, however, get off on being technical about language.
The Internet is about COMMUNICATION. Not WORDS, even less about ENGLISH. That's what TCP/IP is about.
Communication is about content. Grammar, syntax and style MERELY serve to regulate the expression of this content.
So please don't get a wedgie over a web page. Do your job well. You'll get the applause you deserve without having to tear down another's efforts.
