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A Few Notes and Warnings about Notes and Warnings (Nancy's Wordsmithy).
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Allison, Nancy – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Offers suggestions and examples of how to write clear and effective notes, cautions, and warnings. (SR)
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Writing Improvement, Writing Processes
Bustin' Out and Cleanin' Up (Nancy's Wordsmithy).
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Allison, Nancy – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Discusses the purposes served by visual elements in a document, and notes some conventions that have been dropped in the last few years in an attempt to eliminate clutter. (SR)
Descriptors: Design, Higher Education, Technical Writing, Writing Improvement
Little Nothings (Nancy's Wordsmithy).
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Allison, Nancy – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1995
Discusses "little nothings"--a paragraph that pretends to give information but only alludes to or implies needed action. Presents examples of little nothings in a marketing flier for a filter. Discusses the role of the technical writer in translating the little nothings into clear, readable text. Discusses ethical issues. (RS)
Descriptors: Ethics, Higher Education, Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse
Gothic Grammar.
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Allison, Nancy – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Discusses the difference between a complex sentence and a compound sentence, and how they are used in technical writing and in Victorian fiction. (SR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Usage, Sentence Structure, Technical Writing