Seriously OT and not allowed by Eric - usage rant

[Ellen Vanrenen <ellen -dot- vanrenen -at- clear-technology -dot- com>]

I'm not supposed to ask usage question, so I'm not doing it. I'm just
complaining. No one answer me, certainly not on list.
I am going through the Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications.
I understood this to be the bible, the actual word of the Industry, and I am
studying, studying, studying.
Try as I might, even referring to other reference books like The Gregg
Reference Manual, I can't see a consistent use in it of italicizing a word
or putting it in quotations.
If they don't know when to do it correctly, how am I supposed to know?
The book is seriously inconsistent.
There. Now I'm going to send this email. Maybe Eric won't ban me.

Ellen Vanrenen
Technical Product Documentation Specialist
Clear Technology, Inc.

telephone: 303-583-4170 (direct line)
email: ellen -dot- vanrenen -at- clear-technology -dot- com


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