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Subject:Re: Best Books? From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- LGC -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 24 May 1995 08:59:08 CDT
> What handbooks on writing about computers do you consult as
> professionals? As an advisor on writing instruction, I'm trying
> to help the Computer Science Department here improve its library. I
> know a few general handbooks on technical writing, but am wondering
> about manuals for writers of documentation, for instance.
Here are the books I consult:
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
Strunk and White, Elements of Style
Waite, et al., UNIX System V Primer
Very rarely, the Chicago Manual of Style or MLA Style Manual
I recently bought a copy of Fowler's English Usage, so I'm sure I'll be
consulting that as well.
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