Re: "Technical writer" in other languages

[Paul Branchaud <paul -at- ZKS -dot- NET>]

I missed the beginning of this thread. Can't say I have ever heard the term
"Ecrivain Technique"; it sounds a little clumsy to me. I recently worked for
a French-language company (doing the English documentation) and my official
title was "Rédacteur Technique / Technical Writer" (it was a bilingual
business card). Rédacteur is actually French for editor, but it's part of
our job, isn't it?

Cheers!

Paul
------------------------Nothing Personal------------------------
Paul "RTFM Guy" Branchaud (paul -at- zks -dot- net)
Lead Technical Writer, Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.

"Listening to the voice of reason is usually a good idea. Unless it's
the cleverly disguised voice of stupidity."
-- Michael Hayward


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Subject: Re: "Technical writer" in other languages


In a message dated 98-09-28 22:44:53 EDT, chatan -at- IDI -dot- ORG -dot- IL writes:

<< the word "technical writer," it comes out funny ("ecriteur
 technique" in French, >>
Huh?  'Writer' is 'ecrivain'; 'writing' is 'ecriture'. 'Ecriteur' does not
so
far as I know exist.

'Ecrivain technique' - literal translation.  If I'm wrong, none of my French
friends or relatives has seen fit to correct me.


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