tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520346663771309945.post280738903260569775..comments2023-02-14T18:15:25.680+05:30Comments on Writing Technically: What is Technical WritingAnindita Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352360406165885914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520346663771309945.post-45017538842264716332009-12-22T21:29:26.086+05:302009-12-22T21:29:26.086+05:30And what does technical writing mean for a Technic...And what does technical writing mean for a Technical Writer? Personally for you?<br /><br />Being several years in this profession I'd like to find colleagues that still pocess the enthusiasm :) Many pro TWs have already moved to other tasks.<br /><br /><br />Modishly-in-Words girl<br />---<br />www.modishlyinwords.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520346663771309945.post-44875699021817779432008-09-04T09:23:00.000+05:302008-09-04T09:23:00.000+05:30Bien sûr, Yves! But, I did this on purpose - in t...Bien sûr, Yves! But, I did this on purpose - in technical documentation, the convention is "less" for unquantifiable stuff and "fewer" for that which can be quantified. Going by such an yardstick, I thought I'd break free of the idiomatic expression "In 10 words or less". Mainly because I get mad at supermarkets that have check-out counters labelled "5 items or less".Anindita Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352360406165885914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520346663771309945.post-56517332212670296422008-08-20T18:31:00.000+05:302008-08-20T18:31:00.000+05:30I believe the idiom is: "100 words or less"; not "...I believe the idiom is: "100 words or less"; not "fewer".<BR/><BR/>Cheers from Canada,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com