Grammar
As a writer, your job is to avoid writing the words in your writing which confuse the reader or do not clearly convey your message. So, when writing a technical document, specification, blog avoid using weak phrases. If you are new to technical writing and exploring the opportunity you can read our beginner’s guide. They were […]
Definition of parallelism The balance between two or more similar words, phrases or clauses is called parallelism in grammar. Parallelism is also called parallel structure or parallel construction. Parallel construction prevents awkwardness, promotes clarity and improves writing style and readability. Rules of parallelism are also described in the Microsoft writing style guide. If you are […]
“Login” or “Log in” also which is better “Log in” or “Log on”? What is the difference between logon and login? Sometimes this small word confuses us and compels us to go back to basic :-). I prefer Microsoft Manual of Style so the answer is inline with it. Microsoft Manual of Style prefers Log […]
Difference between Editing and Proofreading Difference between editing and proofreading is work from Megha Gola, A student of Information Developers and employee of Vikash Technical publication, New Delhi. Now Megha is working with Emersion Noida. There is a very thin line between both processes. In this table, I’m trying to summarize the difference. Feel free to add […]
Hi Folk, One of the irrepressible skill of technical writers is good English. We can achieve this by practice. In this series, we are trying to share some good rules of writing. This is a brief about “Gerund Rules”. Hope you all like the post!! Gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, and […]
Some Rules for Comma and Inverted Comma. This guest post is from Raksha Pradeep, Director of ApraDocs Information Developers, New Delhi, holds a Masters Degree in Business management in Human Resource from Mumbai University.Apart from her services in the corporate sector she is also involved with various reputed institutes as visiting/ guest faculty for Business Communication. Comma (,) […]
This guest post is from Raksha Pradeep, Director of Information Developers, New Delhi, holds a Masters Degree in Business management in Human Resource, Mumbai University.Apart from her services in corporate sector she is also involved with various reputed institutes as visiting/ guest faculty for Business Communication. Redundancy has a different meaning in a […]
Who is the proofreader? To understand the proofreading tips, let us know who is the proofreader? The proofreader combs through the work looking for any inappropriateness. These include punctuation, spelling, spaces, alignment, type font and style, and other minutiae. This can involve comparing the final copy with the final trail print. Technical writers and Self-proofreading Proofreading […]