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Subject:Re: Usage of the word "thru" -Reply From:Sally Marquigny <SALLYM -at- MSMAILHQ -dot- NETIMAGE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Aug 1994 17:05:00 PDT
'Scuse me while I try to keep down my lunch! ;) Do they also encourage the
use of "lite", "nite", and "tho"? I'm sure there are countless others that
fall in the same category: useful for roadsigns, etc. where space is a
premium and convention is ignored.
Sally Marquigny Network Imaging Systems
sallym -at- msmailhq -dot- netimage -dot- com Herndon, VA
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Subject: Re: Usage of the word "thru" -Reply
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 1994 3:59PM
>Am I the only Technical Writer who uses "thru" when referring to a
>series of items? The people who review my manuscripts would rather
>see the word "through," but I'm sticking with thru unless my fellow
>writers tell me I'm wrong.
I guess it depends on where you work. The technical manual style
guide we must abide by for U.S. Air Force manuals states that
"through" should be used EXCEPT when referring to a series of
numbers, in which case "thru" should be used. For example, "1 thru
10."
