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Subject:Re: Is Grammer Important? From:Diane Williams <Diane_Williams -at- FCS -dot- USDA -dot- GOV> Date:Fri, 22 May 1998 09:56:40 EST
>>Is good grammar important for effective technical communications? About
six months ago, I read a book on procedures writing that said "Numerous
studies have concluded that there is no correlation at all between
effective technical communications and grammar".
I seek responses for career planning purposes.
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
Note: I forgot the title and authors. Was a "how-to" book written by three
consultants out of the Battelle Laboratory (Columbus, Oh).<<
They're wrong. I hope they didn't get paid to say that!
