Re: "Type" vs. "Enter" (take II)

Subject: Re: "Type" vs. "Enter" (take II)
From: "Ned Bedinger" <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 16:43:00 -0700



----- Original Message -----
From: "TechComm Dood" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>


> involved. I ran this by several localizers and every single one of
> them agreed that "via" as well as "e.g.", "i.e.", "etc." and any other
> English adoption of latin phraseology should be avoided, as should any
> other form of colloquialism, slang, or loose metaphor.

> Time to think globally, folks.

*BZZT*

This is the sort of ad hoc rulemaking that makes the Microsoft styleguide
such a liability for tech writers.
The costs and considerations for localizing documentation are emphatically
NOT a driver everywhere.

Ned Bedinger
Ed Wordsmith Technical Commuications


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References:
"Type" vs. "Enter" (take II): From: Geoff Hart
Re: "Type" vs. "Enter" (take II): From: TechComm Dood

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