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RE: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt
Subject:RE: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:01:44 -0400
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> From: Sandy Harris
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> Subject: Re: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt
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> Good suggestion. Also look at:
>http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
>http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/
>
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