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Subject:Re: extra words: unnecessary or educational? From:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:42:35 -0600
I like C.
It's clear, and simply stated. I love parentheses, and use them much in my
prose (and, frankly, in my speech). But in many instances, they make tech
writing overly complex. If a simpler solution can be found to express the
same thought, use it.
Our job is to instruct and inform. Clarity before poetry. I think
Descartes said that. Or maybe DeHorse.
