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Subject:RE: Disagreeing with house styles From:"Lauren N. Hart" <Lauren_Hart -at- 2is-inc -dot- com> To:'Sion Lane' <slane -at- ubq -dot- thrupoint -dot- net> Date:Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:24:15 +0000
Apple vs. Microsoft arguments aside, you are the sole writer for the company, therefore you should have the freedom and agency to change whatever you think needs to be changed. Style Guides are working documents that are constantly being revised based on what the writers think needs to become part of the company's style. I say make the change, and any other changes you see fit.
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Subject: Disagreeing with house styles
Hi all,
I've recently joined a new company and, on review of the doc set I am
working on, found some terms that I considered to be incorrect -
specifically 'voice mail' and 'web site'. I initially assumed that this was
down to the previous writer, howeverthis is the preferred usage according
to the house style guide, which specifically says 'do not use
voicemail/website'.
It jars every time I see these terms and I am uncomfortable using them in
my docs. Do I just suck it up and use what I consider to be outmoded
terminology? I am a sole author at this site and don't know who the
owner/originator of the style guide is, or how widely the style guide is
used company-wide.
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Sion Lane
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