RE: Six elementary rules for writing good english

["Mark the Writer" <mdb-career -at- cox -dot- net>]

RE:  George Orwell ("Politics and the English Language", 1946)

>From "The Economist"

5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can
think of an everyday English equivalent.

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Find rule 5 hard to follow for technical writing.

As an engineer myself - you use the scientific terms and jargon that all of
the engineers use in person and in documents.

Not some non-engineer equivalent.

When the engineers see a technical document that does not use established
technical wording - they have some very 
choice things to say to me about the tech writers who do.

Do not forget the other golden rule for technical or non-technical documents
- write for the audience.

Mark
mdbinc.com




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