How to Write a Printer Spec Sheet
Introduction Most technical publications these days end up posted online or shared in PDF format through email or a product CD. However, there are still documents sent to the printer for good old-fashioned hard-copy printing. Or someone in your organization can decide to print a document that has been distributed only online in the past.…
Read MoreTechnical Writing – Collective Nouns, Singular Verbs, Singular Pronouns
© 2010 Ugur Akinci There are those nouns that depict collectivities, groups. For example: a team. A horde. A couple. A series. A collection… Minority. The Olympics. United Nations. We call such words collective nouns (or collective noun phrases). Although all collective words denote a collection of individuals, they should be treated as SINGULAR words…
Read MoreThe Built-In Limit to Rounding Off Numbers
Is there a limit to rounding off numbers? Yes there is. The digits after the decimal point reflects the degree of uncertainty we have inherent in the measurement (and thus in the number) itself. For example, 10.7 is less exact, less accurate, than 10.743. Thus we can say that we are “more sure” about 10.743;…
Read MoreTechnical Book Review – "Enabling Globalization" by Nabil Freij
© 2010 Ugur Akinci “Enabling Globalization: A Guide to Using Localization to Penetrate International Markets” by Nabil Freij, the President of the localization company GlobalVision International Inc. is a must reference for everyone thinking to market products and services globally. It’s kind of ironic but true – globalization requires localization, and this book has plenty…
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