Re: Perform vs. do

Subject: Re: Perform vs. do
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:56:33 -0700

I think its wrong to use Simplified Technical English or other
restricted-vocabulary dialects for a general audience.

Documentation written using such dialects often reads as if it had
been written by a semi-literate non-native speaker, and can be harder
to understand than standard English. For example:

http://www.shufra-consultancy.com/ste-samples.php


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Follow-Ups:

References:
Re: Agile Environment Opinions Wanted: From: Jen
Perform vs. do: From: Barbara Philbrick
Re: Perform vs. do: From: Milan Davidović
RE: Perform vs. do: From: Barb
RE: Perform vs. do: From: Barb
Re: Perform vs. do: From: Kathleen MacDowell
Re: Perform vs. do: From: Kathleen MacDowell

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