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Subject:Re: Basic Tech Writing Rule Book From:"Backer, Corinne" <CBacker -at- GLHEC -dot- ORG> Date:Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:28:05 -0500
I HIGHLY recommend the Handbook of Technical Writing, Fifth Edition, by
Brusaw, Alred, and Oliu. St. Martin's Press.
My whole group uses it as a backup to our internal style guide, and it
contains a ton of information that I show to new writers and interns, too.
Corinne
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> From: O'Donnell,Ginny
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 12:50 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Basic Tech Writing Rule Book
>
> Can anyone recommend a good tech writing "rule book?" I'm thinking of
> something along the lines of Strunk and White's Elements of Style, only
> with
> a focus on the elements of technical writing - active voice; present
> tense;
> etc. Such a book would be useful to new technical writers. Is there such a
> book, or is this just wishful thinking on my part?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ginny
>
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