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RE: So you wanna be a tech writer, huh? Here's yer personality test ...
Subject:RE: So you wanna be a tech writer, huh? Here's yer personality test ... From:"Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com> To:"'Dick Margulis'" <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net>, "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:18:36 -0500
Am I the only one who was looking for "d. Other..."?
::: 1. A deadline is
An agreed-upon date by which your documentation should have been written,
reviewed, edited, and finalized (and possibly published and waiting for
shipment). A deadline is also the finish line in a succession of measured
milestones.
::: 2. A misplaced modifier is
OK, so I chose from the three...
c. A grammatical error you haven't made since third grade
::: 3. The expression, "Word!" means
The expression "Word!" is a dirty 4-letter you-know-what! ;)
::: 4. Single-sourcing means
::: c. Something everyone I know talks about but hardly anyone does
Obviously you don't know the right people. ;)
Single-sourcing has no meaning until you do it right, and then it's
indescribable. :)
::: 5. My favorite way to express myself is
Not in my technical writing deliverables. :)
Bill Swallow
wswallow "at" nycap "dot" rr "dot" com
