The Gerund

Subject: The Gerund
From: Carolyn Palo <carolynpalo -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Tech Writers <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 21:56:47 -0400

Hello,

My training and experience as a tech writer has always been "against the
gerund." Where I am working now, the gerund is everywhere and I brought up
the topic. It will be a topic for the next website release where doc and
training info are available. I was surprised there were so many and no one
on my team thought about it.

I checked out the DITA site (https://www.dita-ot.org/dev/) for comparison,
and also saw many gerunds. I am surprised.

Besides the issues of translation costs, wondering what the general feel is
about using them in online documentation for a global audience?

Thank you,
Carolyn

*Carolyn Palo*
*Professional Writer *
Phone: 617-491-0551
Email: carolynpalo -at- gmail -dot- com
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