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To represent the relation btw cause and result effectively?
Subject:To represent the relation btw cause and result effectively? From:"Yumiko Funatsu (Intl temp)" <i-yumikf -at- MICROSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 3 Sep 1996 19:39:12 -0700
I know I'm drifting off-topic, this should be discussed in another
mailing list such as the one about translation, but I believe you all
are skilled technical writer and provide me good advice.
Well, I am working at the PSS division and translating some reports
provided by support engineers to send to HQ.
Yesterday, I encountered a phrase which represented some problem in
using software and tried to translate it as follows:
*When I play any wave file, the performance of COM port communication
and drawing screen are (is?) degrade.*
But I think this sentence is not sophisticated and also the relation
between cause and result is not clear. How should I improve this
sentence with a technical writing skill?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Yumiko Funatsu / Translator of Windows Developer Support Team at MSKK
i-yumikf -at- microsoft -dot- com
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