Re: Help wanted: technical writing training

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From: Flash Sheridan
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1989 19:12

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If you want concision, try George Orwell, "Politics & the English
Language"; not many pages, five commandments, great even if you
don't care about politics.
	Slightly longer is Strunk & E.B. White, _The Elements of
Style_.  
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Subject: Re: Help wanted: technical writing training
Summary: Orwell, "Politics & the English Language"
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