Re: Worst. Sentence. Ever.

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This isn't "technical writing," it's just Dilbert-style corporate marketing
speak that isn't carrying any technical information at all.  And it's even
arguable whether it's "bad," because the people using it appeared to
be able to consistently understand what even a novice at it was saying.

It is, however, definitely scary.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darges, Katherine" <katherine -dot- darges -at- defensegp -dot- com>
To: "Susan Hogarth" <hogarth -at- gmail -dot- com>; "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: Worst. Sentence. Ever.


> Scary bad technical writing noted in the Washington Post: 
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051501723.html?sub=AR
>
> Teaser:  "shelf-stable protein" is canned fish.

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