Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?

["Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Bonnie, you have the makings of a fine executive! ;-)

I agree with Lauren. It hasn't been defined, and a mid-level
coffee-swilling manager won't know what it means. therefore, it's not
clear enough for the BLS books.

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> wrote:
> Maybe "knowledge product" is intended to stand in opposition to a
> "manufactured product."
>
> It seems to me that pretending not to understand what it means will not
> cause such a detestable term to disappear! It's almost as bad as calling
> everything one does a "solution."

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