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Subject:Re: Interview Questions: Whats your major? From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Wed, 13 May 1998 13:35:15 -0500
Hey, I didn't say ALL grandmothers. I said MY grandmother. :-) No
offense intended to the tech-writin' grannies and grandpas on the list.
Tracy
Marilynne Smith wrote:
>
> Let's take it easy on the grandmothers here. I'm a grandmother and a
> technical writer. You could write a document I can understand and it would
> still go over your users heads.
>
> Marilynne <smiling>
>
> >
> >Put that in words my grandmother can understand, and you'll be a
> >technical writer! ;-)
