vgv8
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- Joined
- Dec 18, 2010
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- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
I am proofreading a technical website content (on antispamming software)
trying to make it appealing and readable
to its target audience - technical or IT-aware reader.
That is to reduce its content (wordiness) 3-8 times.
One of the way is to use phrases without subjects.
Example of such writing I am targeting to
I do not know its name but would like to call it by Telegraph Style.
What is its correct name?
I found reference to close style used for on-line newspaper articles
called as Inverted Pyramid Style
The problem is that I am confronted with reputation of authors of
current (rather unreadbale to me as Engineer) webcontent
who are practicing professionals in English - non-native English teachers and linguists
knowing very well and sticking to reputed resources on English rules:
- the English grammar rules, handbooks,
- English tests,
- what theuy teach or have been learned,
- etc.
while I am just an Engineer and a technical reader.
Can you help me in finding references to (preferably online) resources:
(or what is its name in IT technical writing?)
does not break correctness of English and its readability?
trying to make it appealing and readable
to its target audience - technical or IT-aware reader.
That is to reduce its content (wordiness) 3-8 times.
One of the way is to use phrases without subjects.
Example of such writing I am targeting to
I do not know its name but would like to call it by Telegraph Style.
What is its correct name?
I found reference to close style used for on-line newspaper articles
called as Inverted Pyramid Style
The problem is that I am confronted with reputation of authors of
current (rather unreadbale to me as Engineer) webcontent
who are practicing professionals in English - non-native English teachers and linguists
knowing very well and sticking to reputed resources on English rules:
- the English grammar rules, handbooks,
- English tests,
- what theuy teach or have been learned,
- etc.
while I am just an Engineer and a technical reader.
Can you help me in finding references to (preferably online) resources:
- English Grammar rules
- authoritative handbooks
- examples
- etc.
(or what is its name in IT technical writing?)
does not break correctness of English and its readability?
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