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Subject:Re: Is Grammer Important? From:"Anderson, Ben" <BAnderson -at- GFBANK -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 May 1998 12:06:16 -0500
Tony,
Now that is funny!!! I haven't laughed like that in days...
Here is my advice to you as far as career planning:
1) If you plan on being in the technical communications field, grammar
is EXTREMELY important. Don't let anyone tell you different.
2) Be very careful of books that have statements like "numerous studies
have concluded..." I seem to remember reading a book that stated
"numerous studies have concluded that there is no correlation between
smoking and lung disease."
Good Luck,
--Ben
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>From: Anthony Markatos[SMTP:tonymar -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM]
>Sent: Thursday, May 21, 1998 11:09 AM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: Is Grammer Important?
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>To all Technical Writers:
>
>Is good grammar important for effective technical communications? About
>six months ago, I read a book on procedures writing that said "Numerous
>studies have concluded that there is no correlation at all between
>effective technical communications and grammar".
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>I seek responses for career planning purposes.
>
>Tony Markatos
>(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
>
>Note: I forgot the title and authors. Was a "how-to" book written by
>three consultants out of the Battelle Laboratory (Columbus, Oh).
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