Re: STC and words

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>]

Because some of you are confused and irate (at me):
My reference to scatology and to sexual terms in the post below does not
relate to the "cat urine" example of today. It relates to "ass sucking" and
"shit" -- both of which appeared in recent posts.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.editors-writers.info
For all your editorial needs

> Then I suggest that you internalize this truth about technical writing that
> everybody already understands quite well (it is rather odd that you are just
> realizing this elementary notion) and do something about it. In other words,
> apply this most fundamental concept to your own work and see if you can
> improve your situation. I'd also recommend paying some attention to
spelling,
> and I would urge you to remove the sexual and scatological references from
> your text. They really have no place on a list such as this.
>




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