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Subject:RE: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken From:Michael West <WestM -at- conwag -dot- com> To:"Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 5 May 2008 17:00:55 +1000
"Lauren" wrote:
> However, my argument is that technical writing and business writing are
not
> the same. [...]
> My point has always been that the two are different because they have
> different focuses and different purposes.
It's difficult to deal with abstractions in the manner you propose.
Perhaps we can agree that while they are different categories in
principle, in specific cases they are often intertwined in the same
writing project. While it is sometimes useful to distinguish one type from
the other, it is often pointless to do so.
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