If the manual is for a British audience, I'd be careful about changing the tone
too much - you may offend someone with your abruptness!
Fortunately we have some authentic British writers on this list who may be able
to say if such language is considered normal for that audience.
I'd love to know
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If the manual is for a British audience, I'd be careful about c
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I can say with authority that they majority of our customers are Asian
and they translate our manuals so we must always write with the plan
that our manuals will be translated. That means, as few words as
possible, because
Or they might find it a refreshing change. =D
Writing in British and authoring in Word...sounds like hell to me.
Nadine
John Sgammato wrote:
> If the manual is for a British audience, I'd be careful about changing the
> tone too much - you may offend someone with your abruptness!
> Fortunately
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Did I hear someone say "Willie Strunk?"
David Spreadbury
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Or they might find it a refreshing change. =D
Writing in British and authoring in Word...sounds like hell to me.
Nadine
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> I can say with authority that the
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: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:28 PM
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I used to have "Omit needless words" written on a post-it and stuck to
my monitor.
Nadine
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Maybe not, but Strunk knew the value of cutting t
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I just looked on my bookshelf. I have Strunk and White's Elements of
Style sitting right there! I guess the jokes on me on tha
Hi Gilian,
I've read all the replies to your question that have been posted so far. I
don't agree about offending your audience. Our docs are translated to seven
languges and distributed all over the world, including the UK. We write in
standard American English and internationalize our docs to
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