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Writing sonnets or haikus is a good exercise for keeping your sentences
brief and punchy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynne Wright
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:31 PM
To: Porrello, Leonard; Combs, Richard; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: techwriting style vs press release
To say that tech writers should be taught poetry is like saying that
mechanics should learn ballet.
Both disciplines involve words, but that's all they have in common.
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