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Subject:Re: Term "tech writing" From:Robert Plamondon <robert -at- PLAMONDON -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 26 Mar 1995 06:45:21 PST
>I hate the term "technical writing." I always use the term "professional
>writing," not because it really matters to me, but because people hear the
>term "technical writing" and they think it's all about:
>Put screw (1) into hole (2).
>Place bracket (12) over holes (2) and tighten screw (2 and 3)
>When it's much more creative than that.
You're hiding behind an awfully big smoke screen with "professional
writing." Such a label obviously includes journal articles by scientists,
journalism, screenwriting, ad copy, and so on.
-- Robert
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