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Re: User's Guide or User Guide (was RE: Technical WriterorDocumentation Writer?)
Subject:Re: User's Guide or User Guide (was RE: Technical WriterorDocumentation Writer?) From:"Guy K. Haas" <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:25:03 -0800
Doesn't the UK call it a Driving License? How about Australia and New
Zealand?
--Guy K. Haas
Software Exegete in Silicon Valley
Keith Hansen wrote:
> Let's NOT adopt the convention used in Illinois:
>
> "Drivers License"
>
> No apostrophe. Anywhere. Just an "s".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren [mailto:lauren -at- writeco -dot- net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 4:35 PM
> To: Keith Hansen; steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com; 'Yves JEAUROND';
> techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: User's Guide or User Guide (was RE: Technical
> WriterorDocumentation Writer?)
>
> This disparity resembles the disparity among the states to call a
> license to
> drive a "Driver's License" or a "Driver License." In California, it is
> a
> "Driver License." Those of you licensed to drive, look at your
> licenses,
> what do they say? What convention shall everyone adopt?
>
> Lauren
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