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Subject:Re: Is it just me...? From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Tue, 23 May 1995 07:12:50 MST
From David Castro-->
> I'm reading some documentation for the new programming language I just
> bought, and am finding that I can barely keep from reaching for the red
> pen--the problems in the writing are small (extra commas in weird
> places), but I find that they're hard to pass up. I'm a new graduate of
> the technical writing program at SFSU, so I'm wondering if this urge ever
> goes away?
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No. I think that urge you describe is the spark that keeps the
flame lit. When you no longer have that urge, it may be time to
switch careers.
Bev
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