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Subject:Re: Shakespeare and tech writing From:"Huber, Mike" <mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:26:50 -0400
Leonard Porrello writes, in part:
> Unlike Shakespeare, as a rule, we do not use metaphor,
> foreshadowing, rhyme,
> meter, alliteration, and fortuitous circumstance to create overarching
> meanings that reveal every facet of the human condition.
> Wittgenstein says
> of Shakespeare's monologues that they are very much like
> thought itself. I
> would not venture to say that about any of the technical
> writing that I have
> ever seen.
Well, I guess you haven't read my latest work: "Getting Results with
RSView32 Recipe Pro."
All that, a tune you can dance to, and %57 fewer calories by weight (not
volume).
:-)
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