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Having been off mailing lists for a couple of years, I joined here on starting a new job (and yeah, I re-joined that other list too). It's taken me a couple of weeks but yesterday took the biscuit. I am a technical writer. I know, some, grammar. I am still learning (aren't we all) but frankly I could lose less sleep than worry about what pedantic pronouns are and how I mustn't ever use them or I'm a bad bad writer. Pedantic, deictic, whatever! Poor Lauren though, does she warrant an invite to here?? ;-) In future I'll be aiming questions HERE, where everyone seems so much nicer, and slightly MORE based in the real world. (I said slightly). Gordon This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hello
I had to Google it - :-) Search the lexicon Found: Deictic pronoun SYNTAX/SEMANTICS: a pronoun whose reference must be fixed through the context of the utterance. EXAMPLE: the purported referents of you and me in you will get to know me better are the speaker and the addressee(s) of this utterance. Deictic pronouns are often opposed to anaphoric pronouns. See Deixis. Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:12 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello Ola. After learning that not knowing what an diectic pronoun disqualifies me as a professional writer, I decided it was time to leave that thread and move to where people are more interested in producing great documentation than knowing grammar terms. A *what* pronoun? 8-| You realize, don't you Tom and Al, that I'm going to have to go digging through boxes to find my college grammar book to find if that term was in there. It doesn't ring a bell. Does that make me not a writer? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hello
Roberts, Katie wrote: Deictic pronoun SYNTAX/SEMANTICS: a pronoun whose reference must be fixed through the context of the utterance. EXAMPLE: the purported referents of you and me in you will get to know me better are the speaker and the addressee(s) of this utterance. Deictic pronouns are often opposed to anaphoric pronouns. See Deixis. So they say. g __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Welcome. I still visit the dark side. Is this really the light side? Cheers and grins, Sean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Margulis Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 2:10 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: [TCP] Hello Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Dick Margulis DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hello
Clearly, those definitions were not written by a technical writer. -Original Message- snip I just looked it up, though. deictic pronoun SYNTAX/SEMANTICS: a pronoun whose reference must be fixed through the context of the utterance. EXAMPLE: the purported referents of you and me in You will get to know me better, are the speaker and the addressee(s) of this utterance. Deictic pronouns are often opposed to anaphoric pronouns. See Deixis. anaphoric pronoun SEMANTICS: a pronoun which 'refers back' to another constituent in the sentence. EXAMPLE: if his in John loves his mother has the same referent as John, it is an anaphoric pronoun. Pronouns which are not anaphoric pronouns are called deictic pronouns. Deixis GENERAL: The phenomenon that elements in a language may have a reference which is dependent on the immediate context of their utterance. EXAMPLE: personal pronouns (I , you, he, etc.), demonstratives (this, that, etc.), spatial expressions like here and there, temporal expressions like yesterday and now, and tense (past, present) are deictic expressions. Another word for deixis is indexicality. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Why I like to type quickly without looking at the keys. by Katie Roberts. It is like playing the piano. :-) Okay - so I didn't know doodley squat about deictic pronouns. I only make 5 figures. I'm over 23. I don't drink beer or wine. I do drink Tanqueray and Tonic. I've been working as a professional writer for 10 years and as project administrator and manager for much longer. I feel totally satisfied when I can get a complicated software application documented down to a 5th or 6th grade reading level. I am an excellent tech writer. Excellent mumble Wal-Mart. Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Connie Giordano Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:48 PM To: 'Al Geist'; tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello I'd like to think I could count myself among the ranks of the unprofessional writers like Dick, Al, Gene, Diane, Char, John, and Bill. Let's see... I don't know deictic pronouns, I occasionally, blog, I'd fail a typing test or a skills test for Framemaker, and I make 6 figures doing this stuff... does that make me unprofessional? Lordy I hope so ;-) No beer, but I'd contribute a fine selection of caffeine-related products... Regards to my fellow dark-siders Connie P. Giordano The Right Words Communications Information Design http://www.therightwords.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 540-9985 (office) (704) 957-8450 (mobile) It's kind of fun to do the impossible. - Walt Disney -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Geist Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:16 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Margulis Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 2:10 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: [TCP] Hello Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Ola. After learning that not knowing what an diectic pronoun disqualifies me as a professional writer, I decided it was time to leave that thread and move to where people are more interested in producing great documentation than knowing grammar terms. But I want to warn you against rabble rousing over here Mr. Margulis. We're keeping an eye on you. Web rumor has it that you tend to think for yourself, speak your mind, ask and answer questions. Toe the line and you'll be fine. Al __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account
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Katie Roberts wrote: Why I like to type quickly without looking at the keys. by Katie Roberts. Oh, kewl, a book on tape. I've heard a lot of good things about this Katie Roberts...?...hey, wait a second...there's no tapes... It is like playing the piano. :-) Oh, my mistake, it's her new CD. Okay - so I didn't know doodley squat about deictic pronouns. 'Doodley'? Who are you, Ned Flanders? I only make 5 figures. Buy more clay. HTH. I'm over 23. Good. Now we can all talk dirty and not get into trouble. I don't drink beer or wine. Oh, well, at least you're over 23. I do drink Tanqueray and Tonic. Don't you mean 'I doodley drink Tanqueray and Tonic'? I've been working as a professional writer for 10 years and as project administrator and manager for much longer. Wait a minute...how *much* over 23? I feel totally satisfied when I can get a complicated software application documented down to a 5th or 6th grade reading level. Finally, something that I can comprehend. I am an excellent tech writer. Excellent mumble Wal-Mart. Rainman, is that you? I'm done. Off to work. - Jim __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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I've been working as a professional writer for 10 years and as project administrator and manager for much longer. Wait a minute...how *much* over 23? Cheers Jim, coffee ALL OVER my keyboard.. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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I've been working as a professional writer for 10 years and as project administrator and manager for much longer. Wait a minute...how *much* over 23? Cheers Jim, coffee ALL OVER my keyboard.. Oh, good. I'm not the only one who snorted coffee while reading that! :-) - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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I hate to be party pooper, but... May we please get back on topic, or at least mark the subject lines of all drink recipes, flirty banter, and posts containing the same copied-and-pasted definition of deitic pronoun with [OT]? My inbox is beginning to protest. Respectfully, Will Sansbury (Who secretly harbors a desire to be a grumpy old man with a penchant for screaming Hey, you kids, getoffofmylawn!) __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Welcome, Dick :-) Char James-Tanny ~ JTF Associates, Inc. ~ http://www.helpstuff.com -- Please send follow-up questions to the list. (Inquires sent off-list may not be seen.) Contact me directly (CharJT at helpstuff dot com) with business inquiries. -- 2006-2007 Microsoft Help MVP Find a Help Authoring Tool at HAT-Matrix.com ~ http://hat-matrix.com Co-author of Managing Virtual Teams ~ http://www.wordware.com/wiki AuthorIT Certified Consultant, Development, and Training STC Secretary, 2006-2008 Web site Hosting and Design ~ http://www.jtfhosting.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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On 2/5/07, Dick Margulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Dick Margulis Hey! Welcome. -- John Cook Technical Writer / Help Author john dot cook at gmail dot com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Hi, Dick. This is the list for those of us either thrown out of the dark side, or who care to no longer associate there. I have a dual citizenship, but spend way more time over here. Did you get your blog problem taken care of? Diane Evans Requirements Analyst ASQ CSQE Rosetta Inpharmatics 206-802-6560 -- Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu - direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. -- __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Dick Margulis wrote: Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Yeah, welcome! I never had any problems with popanythings when viewing your blog with Firefox. --Guy __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Hey man! How ya been? On 2/5/07, Dick Margulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. Dick Margulis -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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I forgot to tell you that I never saw a popup on your site. I have a couple of popup preventers, though, so I rarely see them anywhere anymore. Oh yeah ... Welcome! John G. Dick Margulis wrote: Just left the dark side and came over here. Wanted to say hi to old friends. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Evans, Diane L (Rosetta) wrote: Hi, Dick. This is the list for those of us either thrown out of the dark side, or who care to no longer associate there. I have a dual citizenship, but spend way more time over here. Did you get your blog problem taken care of? Hi Diane, Ironically, yes, even though that's what led to the dust-up. At least I think it's taken care of. I'm hoping that anyone who encounters popups or other technical difficulties on my blog in the future will be kind enough to let me know instead of letting the problem fester for half a year. Dick, blogging at http://ampersandvirgule.blogspot.com/ for anyone who is curious what Diane is asking about. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Ironically, yes, even though that's what led to the dust-up. Dust-up? I guess I missed something. Being blissfully ignorant of that other list has its drawbacks, I guess. ;-) -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Oh, you haven't missed much. It seems that questions about blog problems don't rate the same as chopped liver, passive voice, diectic pronouns, or numbered lists in FrameMaker. A few of the rest of us hang out there to invite other quality contributers here. Tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:23 PM To: Dick Margulis Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello Ironically, yes, even though that's what led to the dust-up. Dust-up? I guess I missed something. Being blissfully ignorant of that other list has its drawbacks, I guess. ;-) -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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But I want to warn you against rabble rousing over here Mr. Margulis. We're keeping an eye on you. Web rumor has it that you tend to think for yourself, speak your mind, ask and answer questions. Dick, kindly ignore Al. After all, he uses two spaces after his periods. ;-) -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Ola. After learning that not knowing what an diectic pronoun disqualifies me as a professional writer, I decided it was time to leave that thread and move to where people are more interested in producing great documentation than knowing grammar terms. Heck, I was told once that I can't be a professional writer because I don't know Frame. Can I not be a professional with you, Al? But I want to warn you against rabble rousing over here Mr. Margulis. We're keeping an eye on you. Web rumor has it that you tend to think for yourself, speak your mind, ask and answer questions. Toe the line and you'll be fine. No, that's the other list ;-) Char James-Tanny ~ JTF Associates, Inc. ~ http://www.helpstuff.com -- Please send follow-up questions to the list. (Inquires sent off-list may not be seen.) Contact me directly (CharJT at helpstuff dot com) with business inquiries. -- 2006-2007 Microsoft Help MVP Find a Help Authoring Tool at HAT-Matrix.com ~ http://hat-matrix.com Co-author of Managing Virtual Teams ~ http://www.wordware.com/wiki AuthorIT Certified Consultant, Development, and Training STC Secretary, 2006-2008 Web site Hosting and Design ~ http://www.jtfhosting.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Sure...we could get Dick to bring the wine/beer. After all, he's the newguy. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Char James-Tanny Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:26 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello Ola. After learning that not knowing what an diectic pronoun disqualifies me as a professional writer, I decided it was time to leave that thread and move to where people are more interested in producing great documentation than knowing grammar terms. Heck, I was told once that I can't be a professional writer because I don't know Frame. Can I not be a professional with you, Al? But I want to warn you against rabble rousing over here Mr. Margulis. We're keeping an eye on you. Web rumor has it that you tend to think for yourself, speak your mind, ask and answer questions. Toe the line and you'll be fine. No, that's the other list ;-) Char James-Tanny ~ JTF Associates, Inc. ~ http://www.helpstuff.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Ola. After learning that not knowing what an diectic pronoun disqualifies me as a professional writer, I decided it was time to leave that thread and move to where people are more interested in producing great documentation than knowing grammar terms. A *what* pronoun? 8-| You realize, don't you Tom and Al, that I'm going to have to go digging through boxes to find my college grammar book to find if that term was in there. It doesn't ring a bell. Does that make me not a writer? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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On Monday, February 05, 2007, Melissa Nelson wrote: MTU...I did not hear about deictic pronouns in my grammar course there. However, someone mentioned it being a linguistics term and it does ring a bell from the History of Language course I took at MTU, which was taught by a linguist. Although, it still sounds a lot like something one has to see a doctor for! Melissa I've seen deictic used in developmental psychology, but not in other forms of writing. Neither of my reference books mentions the deictic pronoun. Of course, my books and I are old -- old and unsophisticated as some youngster on techwr-l characterized anyone past about the age of 23 the other day. :) Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Nelson Donna, I do not know about the grammar courses you and Tom took at MTU...I did not hear about deictic pronouns in my grammar course there. However, someone mentioned it being a linguistics term and it does ring a bell from the History of Language course I took at MTU, which was taught by a linguist. Although, it still sounds a lot like something one has to see a doctor for! Melissa Ah, that could be it. I didn't take any classes in linguistics or language history (or at least not any that I recall). I think the grammar class was called Style and Usage, and it was based on the Little, Brown Handbook. The class was one of the hardest that I ever had, but the stuff that I was taught sure stuck with me. Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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MTU...I did not hear about deictic pronouns in my grammar course there. However, someone mentioned it being a linguistics term and it does ring a bell from the History of Language course I took at MTU, which was taught by a linguist. Although, it still sounds a lot like something one has to see a doctor for! Melissa As of May 4th this year, I will have earned a Master's Degree in Technical Writing. I have never heard the term, either! I just looked it up, though. deictic pronoun SYNTAX/SEMANTICS: a pronoun whose reference must be fixed through the context of the utterance. EXAMPLE: the purported referents of you and me in You will get to know me better, are the speaker and the addressee(s) of this utterance. Deictic pronouns are often opposed to anaphoric pronouns. See Deixis. anaphoric pronoun SEMANTICS: a pronoun which 'refers back' to another constituent in the sentence. EXAMPLE: if his in John loves his mother has the same referent as John, it is an anaphoric pronoun. Pronouns which are not anaphoric pronouns are called deictic pronouns. Deixis GENERAL: The phenomenon that elements in a language may have a reference which is dependent on the immediate context of their utterance. EXAMPLE: personal pronouns (I , you, he, etc.), demonstratives (this, that, etc.), spatial expressions like here and there, temporal expressions like yesterday and now, and tense (past, present) are deictic expressions. Another word for deixis is indexicality. -- Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu - direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. -- __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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On 2/5/07, Dana Worley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday, February 05, 2007, Melissa Nelson wrote: MTU...I did not hear about deictic pronouns in my grammar course there. However, someone mentioned it being a linguistics term and it does ring a bell from the History of Language course I took at MTU, which was taught by a linguist. Although, it still sounds a lot like something one has to see a doctor for! Melissa I've seen deictic used in developmental psychology, but not in other forms of writing. Neither of my reference books mentions the deictic pronoun. Of course, my books and I are old -- old and unsophisticated as some youngster on techwr-l characterized anyone past about the age of 23 the other day. Holy cow. -Katie __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Hey, hey, hey.it's not my fault my keyboard is over six years old. If I had my way, there'd be only one space, but you try to control an old Microsoft Natural Keyboard...go ahead, try it -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:19 PM To: Al Geist Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hello But I want to warn you against rabble rousing over here Mr. Margulis. We're keeping an eye on you. Web rumor has it that you tend to think for yourself, speak your mind, ask and answer questions. Dick, kindly ignore Al. After all, he uses two spaces after his periods. ;-) -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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Donna Jones said: Ah, that could be it. I didn't take any classes in linguistics or language history (or at least not any that I recall). I think the grammar class was called Style and Usage, and it was based on the Little, Brown Handbook. The class was one of the hardest that I ever had, but the stuff that I was taught sure stuck with me. I had to look it up. I hate having OCD: http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Deictic+pronoun - Jim __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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In the last few years, I've specialized in managing the development of proposals and RFP responses; I must be one of the only people in the world who really enjoys that work, and now I head up the proposal and business strategy practice for a rapidly growing managed service provider in New York City. I LOVED doing proposals...it was my first technical writing contract gig, did it for 18 months at Bell Communications Research. Didn't touch anything under 5 mil and did one over 100 million dollars. With 16+ years of sales prior to technical writing, I was a natural. Unfortunately, after Bellcore, I got into other writing and then when I applied for proposal gigs, everyone I spoke to seems to think that I was tainted for some reason and couldn't get considered, even when I showed them my award certificates (I had the highest close rate of the group), letters of recommendation, and samples. Oh, well..their loss. John Posada Senior Technical Writer I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is. ___ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. ___ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to TCP@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Brasel, Russell wrote: Re: [TCP] Hello Oh, by the way, Al, I can empathize with the long and meandering path toward the B.A. I graduated high school in 1990 and finally got the BA in 2000. See...I told everyone that I wasn't slow. I was just enjoying the ride. Al -- nametag.htm Al Geist Technical Writing, Online Help, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Award Winning Videos, Professional Photography Voice/Msg: 802-658-3140 Cell: 802-578-3964 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.geistassociates.com (online portfolio/resume) See also: URL: www.geistimages.com (fine art prints for home for office, and note cards for all occasions) "When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty."" Theodore Roosevelt ___ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. ___ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to TCP@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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And how many people on the list know what a filker is? waving hand I do!!! And DSH is domestic short hair (shaking head - I have spent too much time on the animal rescue websites...) -Carla From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Outside of tech writing, my hobbies include writing, reading, vocabulary, linguistics... Yes, I like words. I've been accused of being a poet, songwriter, and even filker (I'm still in denial). I have other hobbies of the arts-and-crafts sort, but I won't burden you with those (this time). - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ___ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. ___ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to TCP@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Filking with Stan Rogers? Oh, you lucky girl And wow... what a career and life experience and goals! "Oh, the year was 1778..." -Carla - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ___ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. ___ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to TCP@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Greetings all, Prepare yourself for more than you ever wanted to know about a newbie tech writer.As of mid-August, I am the first and only tech writer at the company I work for. My positionwas created due tofairly rapidcompanygrowth necessitating a more formalized documentation strategy; or a documentation strategy at all, for that matter. The developers at my company have created a host of proprietary tools to support and maintain websites for 79 local TV news stations accross the country.(As a personal side note,I generally have a rather strongaversion to local TV news.) Our company alsosupported the NBC Olympics websites for the Winter games this past winter as well as the '04 Summer Games in Athens. Besides the fact that the company needed a tech writer, my switch from programming to tech writing was also a ploy on my part to be able to take a jobwith me when my family and I moved from Minnesota to Pennsylvania this summer so my husband can attend seminary. I nowwork from home in Pennsylvania for a company in Minnesotaand Ialsostay home with my two wonderful children ages 3 and 1 while my husband is at seminary. I don't really know what I'm doing as far as tech writing goes, but so far I seem to be faking it well enough. I have no writing mentor in my current postion, so I lurk on tech writing distribution lists, read your blogs, and try to read what I can about writing when I have time. Since I am the only tech writer at my company, it's a releif that I'm also the first because nobody really has any expectations for me. Most of what I write is used internally and nobody really cares what gets done when, they are just happy to have somebody writing something and organizing what has already been written. Actually, because the company has a very fast-paced environment and everyone is very busy,I get very little feedback - sowho knows, maybenobody even really cares about what I'm doing, but I'm having fun, I'm learning, and I'm getting paid! I have been in college seemingly forever. I started out at a military academy (West Point) and after two years decided that the Army was not the life for me. I have been floundering around ever since acquiring credits in various degree programs at various schools.I also got married and had a couple kids which slowed things down a bit on the educational front.I am currently 3 credits and a senior paper away from a B.A. in Art History from the University of Minnesota(though I practically have enough creditsfor2 B.A. degrees now). I also have an Associates Degree in Multimedia and Web Design. I hope to finish my degree as soon as possible, but taking care of two young kids and working full time keeps a person busy! Maybe graduate school is in my future, but for the next 3 years, the focus for our family is getting my husband through seminary. You may not hear from me much, but know that I am lurking and appreciating yourknowledge and experience! Gretchen Maciolek - Gretchen MaciolekTechnical WriterInternet Broadcasting | www.ibsys.com 1333 Northland Dr | Mendota Heights, MN 55120 570.280.5712 E-mail: gmaciolek@ibsys.com | AIM: ibsys gretchen ___ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. ___ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to TCP@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
