RE: Six elementary rules for writing good english

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

The quote in Raj's post begins after the colon that follows "technical
communication."  Here is what the Economist has,
http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673899.  But
some errors seem to have been introduced into the quote.  It might have been
better to just post the link to the original text instead.

Lauren
 

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> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:30 AM
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> 
> There are several errors in the paragraph that introduces the 
> list; I find
> it hard to believe that came from The Economist.
> 
> They include:
> 
> - "Thought I will share..." (should be "Thought I would 
> share..." (It's okay
> to drop the subject "I" in e-mail, but only in e-mail.)
> - "as I found them" (should be "because" I found them)
> - "..want to say, then say..." (should be "...want to say, 
> and then say..."
> ("then" is not a conjunction)
> - No comma should come after "mind" in "Keep in mind George...")
> 
> 
> Bonnie Granat
> http://www.GranatEdit.com
>  
> 
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> > [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+bgranat=granatedit -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l
> > .com] On Behalf Of Raj Machhan
> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:46 AM
> > To: techwr-l
> > Subject: Six elementary rules for writing good english
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > 
> > George Orwell has captured the essence of good English 
> > writing in these six
> > rules. These are as relevant today as they were during 
> > Orwell's time.Thought
> > I will share these with you as I found them especially applicable to
> > technical documentation:
> > Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So 
> > think what you
> > want to say, then say it as simply as possible. Keep in mind, George
> > Orwell's six elementary rules ("Politics and the English 
> > Language", 1946):
> > 
> >    1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of 
> > speech, which you
> >    are used to seeing in print.
> >    2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
> >    3. If it is possible to cut out a word, always cut it out.
> >    4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
> >    5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a 
> > jargon word if
> >    you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
> >    6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright
> >    barbarous.
> > 
> > Best
> > 
> > Raj
> > 
> > Courtesy: The Economist
> 
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