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Subject:Re: Japanese tech communicators From:Maria Townsley <maria -at- MSD -dot- MEASUREX -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 8 Mar 1995 14:17:00 -0500
Wow. Robert. Way to slam all technical communicators in an entire nation.
Maybe you should think twice before hitting the Send key.
maria
maria -at- msd -dot- measurex -dot- com
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robert -at- plamondon -dot- com wrote:
>Yes. When you realize that phrases like "stereo instructions" are in
>common use among the general public to indicate "writing that makes
>no sense at all, even though the topic isn't very difficult," you'll
>understand that Japanese technical writing is the laughingstock of the
>entire world. Not just among professionals, but among hundreds of
>millions of annoyed users.
