RE: Users vs. usage

Subject: RE: Users vs. usage
From: Stephen McDermott <Stephen -dot- McDermott -at- PREMERA -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:26:12 -0800

Outside for clarity. Descriptive grammar is much more important as a tech
writer than prescriptive.


Steve McDermott
Sr. Technical Writer
Business Strategy and Product Design Group
Premera Blue Cross

SIANNON -at- VISUS -dot- JNJ -dot- com wrote:

> I would like to submit a nit for picking (sort of a brief survey):

> Usage question:
> ... a comma after the quote-enclosed text ...
> would you prefer to place it inside or outside of the quote marks?
>
> Grammar indicates it should go inside the quotes, clarity indicates it
> should go outside the quotes.

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