Now don't go get all serious on me. It's Friday afternoon. At 3:07 PM -0500 2/2/07, Fred Ridder wrote: >If I'm writing a technical document (i.e. writing on a technical topic), >I might need to refer to the semiconductor type, but I am exceedingly >unlikely to ever refer to a style manual. > >If I am writing about the practice of technical writing, on the other >hand, it's pretty unlikely that I will ever have to refer to types of >semiconductors, and if I do I will certainly know to expand the >acronym. > >>From: Bill Briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: framers@lists.frameusers.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Asking a favor >>Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:28:57 -0400 >> >>... and breed further confusion with CMOS, which means Complementary Metal >>Oxide Semiconductor, and is commonly seen in tech writing. >> >>- web >> >>At 2:03 PM -0500 2/2/07, Fred Ridder wrote: >>>Chicago Manual of Style is often abbreviated CMoS to avoid this >>>confusion. >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: Stuart Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Subject: Re: Asking a favor >>>>Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:51:40 -0500 >>>> >>>>Grant Hogarth wrote: >>>>>CMS = "Content Management System" (Not always equal to "Contentment >>>>>management system" <g>) >>>>> >>>> >>>>Unless the topic is style guides, in which case it's the Chicago Manual of >>>>Style... >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Stuart Rogers >>>>Technical Communicator >>>>Phoenix Geophysics Limited >>>>Toronto, ON, Canada >>>>+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 >>>> >>>>srogers phoenix-geophysics com >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >>You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>or visit >>http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com >> >>Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >>http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. >http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_donation&FORM=WLMTAG
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