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Eliminating Noise in Writing Technical Writing Presentation Sources of Noise Spelling Punctuation Sentence structure Technical usage Spelling and Spell Checkers You can still make mistakes Forms mailed (nailed) to you Poor spelling annoys and distracts Careless speller can also be inept in technical matters Spell checker and a current dictionary English is dynamic, and language of technology changes rapidly. Punctuation Controlling flow of traffic is vital as flow of meaning in sentences Traffic signals = punctuation marks In spoken language (pitch, breath pauses, emphasis) Commas Missing comma causes noise After the construction workers finished eating rats emerged to look for the scraps. After the construction workers finished eating, rats emerged to look for scraps. As you can see the efficiency peaks around 10-20% As you can see, the efficiency peaks around 10-20% Serial Comma The serial comma has become practically mandatory in most scientific, technical, and legal writing. Tomorrows engineers will have to manage information overload, communicate skillfully, and use a computer as an extension of themselves. Parentheses set off facts or references Resistor R5 introduces feedback in the circuit (see Figure 5). This reference book (published in 2003) contains up-to-date information. Dash Call attention to words after it Less formal than other marks He was tall, handsome, rich–and stupid. Staying up all night to finish a lab report is not so terrible–once in a while. My opinion–whether you want to hear it or not– is that the drill does not meet the specifications. The other ‘n’ dash: 31-41; $350-$400. Colon Time notation and book title division The proposal is due on Monday at 8:30 sharp The book recommended is Technical Communication: The Practical Craft. Introduction of informal list For the final exam you will need several items: a pencil, a calculator, and three sheets of graph paper. Hyphens Most underused in technical writing We used a 16-key keypad.