RE: Long sentences

Subject: RE: Long sentences
From: Melissa Nelson <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:29:18 -0500

I am editing and formatting an SVD (Software Version Description) done by one of our developers...there a lot of looonnnggg sentences in it...some I have chopped up. I felt like a real slasher on one sentence that was a few words over nine lines...I got dizzy reading it :-)

> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:16:56 -0500> From: margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net> To: maker -at- verizon -dot- net> CC: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Subject: Re: Long sentences> > Nancy Allison wrote:> > > > Your thoughts?> > > > Long? You call those long? You've led a sheltered life ;-)> > No, seriously, I didn't see anything wrong with those sentences, > although I'm sure there are others here who will advise you to chop them up.> > Now if you want to see lo-o-o-o-o-o-ng sentences, you should look over > my shoulder at the book I'm editing.> > Dick> http://ampersandvirgule.blogspot.com/> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> > Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or > printed documentation. Features include single source authoring, team authoring,> Web-based technology, and PDF output. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList> > Now shipping: Help &amp; Manual 4 with RoboHelp(r) import! New editor,> full Unicode support. Create help files, web-based help and PDF in up> to 106 languages with Help &amp; Manual: http://www.helpandmanual.com> > ---> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com -dot- > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/melmis36%40hotmail.com> > > To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit> http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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