Very well said, Don. As a senior technical writer/editor with a solid hardware engineering background, I can attest to the fact that engineers' writing ranges all the way from crystal-clear, perfectly composed expositive prose, to the utterly incomprehensible. I remember getting a sentence in a draft paper from an engineer once that literally could not be read in one breath, try as we might to fill our lungs with air to the max before starting and reading as fast as we could. :-) Very entertaining, but ultimately futile. That's why people like me have jobs -- except I don't, at the moment. RIFfed in June (too old, too expensive), still on "vacation". :-)
Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Charles Harpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Elecraft Discussion List" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Topics is bad subject line > Charles, > > Sorry, but engineers and good, clear, concise writing do not typically > run together. > Way back in engineering school, I had a 'Western Civilization" class > professor who was bold enough to tell his sophomore class of EE students > that *his* class was the most important in the curriculum. That > statement generated a lot of snickers and side comments. Then over my > years of real world engineering experience, I found that writing and a > knowledge of history were indeed the major required assets of any good > engineer - one must be able to communicate effectively with > non-engineering types. > Unfortunately, that fact is usually learned "too little, too late" and > only in the 'school of hard knocks'. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Charles Harpole wrote: > > ... Until the engineers among us learn to use > > > > the English language, the subject lines now in use are mostly useless. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
