Re: More natural language [Was: The Microsoft Style Guide is Online and Free]

[Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>]

That's the way things are moving. Go along to get along, as the saying
goes. When I started doing technical writing, I wrote in a terse manner.
"Just the facts, ma'am," as they used to say on the Dragnet TV show. Now
I'm writing in a much more friendly and conversational way, like I'm
coaching a friend as I sit next to him. The facts are still there, though.
They are being delivered with a smile instead of no expression at all.

On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:57 AM, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> wrote:

> "also a reimagining of Microsoft style-a tool to help everyone write in a
> way that's natural, simple, and clear"
>
> Can you recommend other resources that describe this more modern tone? It
> seems a big deal lately.
>
> TIA
> Erika
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> > Check this out:
> >
> > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoc
> > s.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fstyle-guide%2Fwelcome%2F&data=01%7C01%7CERIK
> > A_y%40rad.com%7Cd94515447657468d0f9208d57631d33b%7Cf9047108cc2c4e4897a
> > 343fad1b3bf9d%7C1&sdata=goW7olLabvbXymMBaJ3868YQKueWhBuVF1UrLQ5zlVw%3D
> > &reserved=0
> >
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