Re: Choosing a base style guide

Subject: Re: Choosing a base style guide
From: Kelly Smith <KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:57:04 -0400

Thanks, Robert.

This is the direction I was leaning - thinking we may want both because
they serve different purposes.

Kelly

On Oct 16, 2014 4:17 PM, "Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>
> When you're writing about software, the MS Manual of Style is much
> better than any general style guide.
>
> It's my primary style guide. I occasionally refer to Chicago when MMS
> doesn't cover something.
>
> I ignore much of MS's guidelines on writing procedures, the advanced
> users I write for don't need long, wordy descriptions of UI
> navigation.
>

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Choosing a base style guide: From: Kelly Smith
Re: Choosing a base style guide: From: Robert Lauriston

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