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In a situation like this, would you use landmarks or reference points to guide a reader? Setting the camera aside and choosing an automobile instead, would you refer to the driver's/passenger side instead of left or right? Or the sparkplug closest to the fan belt instead of front or back? For rotation: the fan should rotate so the top vanes move toward the driver's side of the car?
If you're limited to text, how would you clarify directions when left/right, CW or CCW are ambiguous?
Curious how others handle situations like this,
Tom Johnson
Technical Writer
tjohnson -at- starcutter -dot- com
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Dick Margulis wrote:
The reason I bring this up is not to discuss the specifics of focusing a
camera but just to remind everyone that there are always subtleties of
language to watch out for, no matter how long we've been at this game.
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