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As we expect from a _North American_ writer. A broader perspective would
acknolwedge that writing styles are different from culture to culture. The
individual was also writing an e-mail not a manual. I teach many
international students who must learn to write more tightly and edit
ruthlessly when it comes to technical communication. A spartan writing style
is generally not what they are used to.
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Subject: Re: Technical Writing - What's the catch?
Sorry, guys...but I gotta side with Lou on this. The original post
violates usage and structure to such an extreme degree that it is
beyond consideration that the original poster posted that way but
writes technical documentation clearly, as we expect from each other.
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:57:28 -0500, nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il
> <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il> wrote:
>
> > > Pal, your writing sucks.
>
> > I take this to mean "Pal, according to the
> > standards used around here, your writing
> > sucks." Maybe if you or I applied for a
> > job where Rahul works ...
>
> Baffle 'em with bathos? Bollywood meets Babelfish? Come on.
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