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Actually, that's exactly why I chose the second option. "As needed" answers all of your concerns, IMHO.
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Tracy Boyington tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Stillwater, OK http://www.okcareertech.org/cimc
>>> Iggy <iggy_1996dp -at- yahoo -dot- com> 10/08/01 10:11AM >>>
> Technical writers, with regard to grammatical
> issues:
>
> * Should uphold the highest standards of proper use
> * Should choose non-standard, common use as needed
> * Other/none of the above
In general, both, or perhaps neither. I voted for the
last option. I don't think there can be a blanket
"rule" about this in the generic sense. Isn't this why
we use style guides? Or common sense? What are they
writing? For whom, and for what purpose? Such a lack
of context forces us to impose our own perspecives,
thus negating the point of the poll...
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