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Posts by Kelly Tessena Keck‭

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Q&A Is it overkill to follow style-guides for technical writing?

I don't think following a style guide is overkill. It's really helpful to have an authoritative answer to things like whether to use e-mail or email and not have to look them up a dozen times or ar...

posted 11y ago by Kelly Tessena Keck‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Am I correctly referencing chapters which belong to the same book?

In Chicago style, "chapter" is lowercased, even if it is used as a title. (An example from the Chicago Manual of Style Q&A page: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Capitalization/Capit...

posted 11y ago by Kelly Tessena Keck‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it okay to call the reader's target audience stupid?

I don't think calling users as a general group stupid is appropriate in a development book. It would be appropriate in places where developers or customer-service reps vent to each other and try to...

posted 11y ago by Kelly Tessena Keck‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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