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Re: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt
Subject:Re: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt From:Sandy Harris <sandyinchina -at- gmail -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:36:45 +0800
On 9/23/09, Latella, Vincent <VINCENT -dot- LATELLA -at- saic -dot- com> wrote:
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> Praneeta, is there any reason that you're not considering IBM's style guide?
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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