RE: Technical meaning for autonomous AND comma usage

Subject: RE: Technical meaning for autonomous AND comma usage
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 16:59:39 -0500


In a fit of activity unrelated to either of the threads in the subject line,
I discovered a potentially useful reference site:
http://www.globalspec.com/TechLib/

(I had to sign in with my email address, so caveat emptor for those allergic
to such things.)

Among other links I found on the site, I discovered NASA's Technical
Thesaurus (in the Reference-->Thesauri category, of course). No listing for
"autonomous," but there is one for "autonomy."

For the more adventurous, there is a decent list of Application Notes and
Tutorials on various technical topics (including more information than my
car will need about clutches and brakes *ahem*).

Onward to commas ... Somewhere in the process, I stumbled onto a link for
"Lapsing into a Comma":
http://www.lapsingintoacomma.com/book.html

>From the page:
"Lapsing into a Comma is an "Elements of Style" for the 21st century. Author
Bill Walsh of The Washington Post and The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors
addresses not only the usual usage issues (split infinitives, that vs.
which, a historic vs. an historic), but also some topics too new or esoteric
to be found in the old style manuals (e-mail vs. email, how to tell a
Playmate from a Playboy Bunny and why a right hook is a bad example of a
punch)."

It's not my job to sell the book. I just figured that the discovery was
timely.

Anyway, the page links back to "The Slot" (http://www.theslot.com/), which
has some interesting commentary on usage. I can hear the copy editors on
the list nodding ... :> In particular, check out "Sharp Points" and
"Carets and Sticks."

Sláinte ... Kim
kim.roper at pixelink.com
http://www.pixelink.com/

Technical writers have a way with Word.





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