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Subject:Re: other near-religious issues (TW Code) [Humor] From:Michele Marques <mmarques -at- CMS400 -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 4 Mar 1999 10:11:06 -0500
And what about the techwhirler-specific, ap+, ap-, !ap (Andrew Plato is a
wonderful addition to the list, Andrew Plato should be banned from the list, I
don't care/Andrew Plato is just like anyone else)?
Date sent: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:18:19 -0600
From: Jay Wynia <jwynia -at- JASC -dot- COM>
Subject: 2 spaces after a period and other near-religious issues (TW Code)
[Humor]
> This recent rehash of the 2 spaces after a period inspired me to update
> the Techwriting Code. It now allows you to indicate your winding career
> path, and education. Send input for additions to the career/education
> section to jwynia -at- earthlink -dot- net -dot-
>
> The Techwriting Code allows you to express your firmly held stance on a
> myriad of important Techwriting issues in each and every email you send.
> By putting the Techwriting Code into your email signature, you can be
> assured that your "Me, too." can be noted without needing to post a
> follow up message to the thread.
>
> See the Techwriting Code v1.1 at http://home.earthlink.net/~jwynia in
> the Writing Section.
>
> J Wynia
>
> ----Begin Techwriter Code Block--------------
>
> TWS/TWH, LAS(E/+)->TW->P->TW, f, w+, h++, ?++, lp-, p(2), sc(Y),
> si(Y), #(pound), ap-, ds-, sty(CMS), fs(A), fp(TNR),
> sp(A), re(1), pc(e)
>
> ----End Techwriter Code Block----------------
>