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Re: The cost of inaccurate technical documentation
Subject:Re: The cost of inaccurate technical documentation From:"elizabeth j allen" <eja -at- samurai -dot- com> To:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:47:27 -0400 (EDT)
What about patent applications (legal) for semiconductors (technical)?
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth J. Allen
Technical Writer
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein
Gene Kim-Eng said:
> I would go further than that. Legal documents are intended
> to take simple concepts (justice, fair play, keeping one's
> word, doing what's right and ethical), make them so
> complicated that you can't possibly understand them and
> don't dare try to without hiring a lawyer and enable those
> who do hire lawyers to twist them around to suit any
> desired interpretation. They're not just far apart from
> technical documents, but are completely opposite in their
> intended function.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
>
>
>>Tech documents take difficult concepts and describe them
>> simply. Legal documents intentionaly allow for interpretation.
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