IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Jun 1978
Striking out: Poor style and grammar still abound in technical writing
Mel F. Orth
University of Wyoming
Abstract
Reading of a substantial number of recent technical publications discloses excessive violations of certain stylistic and grammatical proprieties. These violations suggest failure of editors and teachers to get their message across and of writers to approach writing with fitting concern. The most frequent and significant violations are selected and explained. Speculation on causes and suggestions for elimination of the violations accompany the explanations.
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- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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- 1978-06-01
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- 10.1109/tpc.1978.6591711
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