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Subject:Re: Red pens? (was: what to do) From:Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:08:26 -0800
Red, green, nonrepro-blue, purple, chartreuse just tossed out "red pens"
because that's the color I use when I'm not using a pencil with a huge
eraser. I also other colors depending on what is in my pen cup at the
time. Like Geoff, I edit on the screen when I can because it's quicker.
The real key to Wade's problem is the poor quality of writing from
the engineering staff. My opinion is that you can vent to your boss,
stomp around the office with a scowl on your face, send all the
engineers to English 101 classes, ...or understand that this is the way
it is going to be and deal with it. From someone who has been in that
situation, I would suggest that Wade learn the idiosyncrasies of the
individual engineers, develop a rapport with them and slog forward. The
more you work with these people, the better you both get understanding
each other's needs.
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