This argument leads me to think about the complaints I've heard the
most about when it comes to bad writing. Which I'm sure I'm guilty.
But tech. manuals and other such types are and continue to be the
worst. Back in the 7th grade (1975) I was enlightened to the
difficulties of writing a tech manual. as a class we were asked to
write a tech paper on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The results were horrid.
I think we give to much credit to others. There aren't that many out
there with common sense or even a deserved high school education.
We're fortunate that most (though not all) can at least spell.
Jeff Miles
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On Nov 12, 2009, at 4:53 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Chris Dunford <seed...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Oh, please. He said it has the same legal status AS a religion (or
a philosophy). He didn't say that it IS a religion (or a
philosophy). Someone tell me this wasn't intentional.
I saw a "headline" yesterday on an online news source that linked to
a video. The "headline" was, and I quote, "Woman Attacked by Chimp on
Oprah Show." "Wow," I said to myself, "That is terrible. This I
gotta see." So, I go to the video. Is a woman attacked on the Oprah
Show by a chimpanzee? No, not at all. The woman on the show was the
victim of an attack that had taken place quite some time ago in
another location altogether. Was that headline misleading?
Certainly/ Intentionally? Maybe, maybe not. It was probably just a
matter of incompetent composition skills, written by someone who
should not be in the business of doing what they are doing.
Steve
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