Re: Style book on mechanics/electronics

[Tim Altom <taltom -at- SIMPLYWRITTEN -dot- COM>]

Our company has a quasi-standard of "Science and Technical Writing, A Manual
of Style" by Philip Rubens, Henry Holt. It's like the Chicago manual for
tech writers.

However, my favorite may not even be in print anymore, but it's worth
looking for it: "The Technical Writer's Handbook" by Matt Young, University
Science Books. It goes into all sorts of things that most style guides
don't, such as the preferred usage of "from", "further", and "share with".
And it's not software-centric, which is refreshing in itself.

Tim Altom
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----- Original Message -----
From: Nana Kato <nana -at- TENRYUTECHNICS -dot- CO -dot- JP>
To: <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 9:56 PM
Subject: Style book on mechanics/electronics


>Hello to you all,
>
>Would anybody know a style book on mechanics or
>electronics? I'm not sure if such "unusual" books
>ever exist. But if they do, I will be greatly helped.
>There are countless style books on technical writing
>in general, but so far I haven't found one specifically
>written for engineering. (the only one I know is MS
>Manual of Style is for the computer industry) I'm
>especially weak at choosing appropriate verbs.
>I always wish if there is any reference that suggests
>me which verb to use in a certain technical context.
>Do please recommend such books for me.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>----------------------
>Nana Kato
>nana -at- tenryutechnics -dot- co -dot- jp
>
>
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