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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers
Subject: Changes to Hints on writing style for Usenet
Message-ID: <122@uther.cs.purdue.edu>
Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 12:40:20 EST
Article-I.D.: uther.122
Posted: Wed Dec  2 12:40:20 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 04:13:43 EST
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Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
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Approved: spaf@purdue.EDU

*** old/style.n	Tue Sep 15 11:42:23 1987
--- src/style.n	Sun Nov 29 15:34:22 1987
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*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: ofut@gatech.edu (A. Jeff Offutt VI)
! [Most recent change: 7 September 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: ofut@gatech.edu (A. Jeff Offutt VI)
! [Most recent change: 29 November 1987 by vax135!booth (David Booth)]
  
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*** 8,10 ****
  I would like to take a moment to share some of my knowledge of writing
! style.  If you read the pointers below, remember: it's easy to agree
  that they make sense but it's much harder to apply them.
--- 8,10 ----
  I would like to take a moment to share some of my knowledge of writing
! style.  If you read the suggestions below, remember: it's easy to agree
  that they make sense but it's much harder to apply them.
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*** 41,42 ****
--- 41,45 ----
  
+  * Avoid abbreviations and acronyms, if possible, and define the ones
+    you use.
+ 
   * There are several variations on any one sentence.  A passive, questioning
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*** 77,79 ****
  
! These pointers are all easily supported by arguments and research.
  There's a lot more to say, but....
--- 80,82 ----
  
! These suggestions are all easily supported by arguments and research.
  There's a lot more to say, but....
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf