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Subject:Words to Use/Words to Avoid From:Julie Johnston <juliajaj -at- MEGSINET -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 26 Jul 1999 17:44:02 -0500
My department is working on developing our online documentation thru
RoboHELP HTML. Can anyone direct me to resources for words to use/avoid
in technical writing. I searched the archives, but wasn't able to
locate anything. We're trying to avoid words with negative connotation
& include more "user-friendly" words. Has there been any usability
studies done on this topic? Thanks for all your help & have a great
day!
