RE: How we define ourselves

["Thomas Johnson" <tajohnson -at- microlinetc -dot- com>]

I usually tell people I write instruction manuals and create brochures. To
me, documentation sounds like something you need to get yourself into a
country or move a product across an international border. "Do you have
documentation?" is a common question for people crossing borders to do some
work. A lack of documentation can hold you up for days which happened to two
co-workers last week.


Tom Johnson

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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:35 AM
To: Techwr-l
Subject: How we define ourselves

I've had friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances, come up to me
and say, "So, you're a technical writer now, eh?" 

 

They will squint and cock their heads while they're looking at me.
They're not quite sure what a technical writer does. 

 

However, when I nod and say, yes, I'm doing documentation (which is
correct), they understand immediately.

 

This must have been discussed previously around here, but I'm throwing
my recent experience out there anyway.

 

-- Craig

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