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RE: Technical meaning for autonomous AND comma usage
Subject:RE: Technical meaning for autonomous AND comma usage From:Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Nov 2002 16:59:39 -0500
In a fit of activity unrelated to either of the threads in the subject line,
I discovered a potentially useful reference site: http://www.globalspec.com/TechLib/
(I had to sign in with my email address, so caveat emptor for those allergic
to such things.)
Among other links I found on the site, I discovered NASA's Technical
Thesaurus (in the Reference-->Thesauri category, of course). No listing for
"autonomous," but there is one for "autonomy."
For the more adventurous, there is a decent list of Application Notes and
Tutorials on various technical topics (including more information than my
car will need about clutches and brakes *ahem*).
>From the page:
"Lapsing into a Comma is an "Elements of Style" for the 21st century. Author
Bill Walsh of The Washington Post and The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors
addresses not only the usual usage issues (split infinitives, that vs.
which, a historic vs. an historic), but also some topics too new or esoteric
to be found in the old style manuals (e-mail vs. email, how to tell a
Playmate from a Playboy Bunny and why a right hook is a bad example of a
punch)."
It's not my job to sell the book. I just figured that the discovery was
timely.
Anyway, the page links back to "The Slot" (http://www.theslot.com/), which
has some interesting commentary on usage. I can hear the copy editors on
the list nodding ... :> In particular, check out "Sharp Points" and
"Carets and Sticks."
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