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Re: Here's why formatting and layout can really matter:
Subject:Re: Here's why formatting and layout can really matter: From:Elizabeth Ross <beth -at- vcubed -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 09 Nov 2000 15:42:44 -0500
I believe it was the dyslexic Albert Einstein who said "If you can't explain
it to an 8-year-old, you don't understand it."
Yeah, step-by-step directions in baby-talk may be just the ticket. <g>
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Elizabeth Ross
Senior Technical Writer, V3 Semiconductor Corp.
mailto: beth -at- vcubed -dot- com http://www.vcubed.com
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum.
Dan Hall wrote:
>> Obligatory TW tie-in: how much additional effort should we expend after
>> providing clear directions that could be followed by someone of average
>> intelligence? Write very slowly and in large letters so the audience can
>> follow along. <g> Step-by-step directions in baby-talk, anyone? <vbg>
>>
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