LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TECHNICAL WRITING CRITIQUE
LIST OF SOME ABBREVIATIONS USED BY JON FRICKER
IN TECHNICAL WRITING CRITIQUE
|Abbreviation |Meaning |
|AC |Express statement more directly in the ACtive voice. |
|AM or AN |AnthropoMorphism (treating a thing like a person) |
|Art |Article (a/an/the) fault |
|AT |Not clear what the AnTecedent of this word is. |
|b/c |Use “because” instead of “since” or “as”. |
|Col |Colloquial or sub-standard; not appropriate for scholarly paper. |
|CW |Poor Choice of Words |
|Cap |Capital letter should (not) be used here. |
|Def |Need to define term used. |
|DI |Consult DIctionary for exact meaning, word may be used incorrectly here. |
|Del |Delete. These words add nothing to the meaning. |
|elab |Elaborate. |
|Ex |Give an example. |
|explan |Explanation needed or expected. |
|G |Grammatical error |
|J |Sounds too much like technical Jargon. |
|L |The Logic of this statement is not clear. |
|[pic] |Sentence is too long. |
|M |Meaning is not clear. |
|P |Punctuation error of commission or omission |
|pl |Plural and singular forms are mixed. |
|Red |Redundancy |
|ref |Cite reference(s). |
|Repet |Repetitive |
|RW |Passage needs ReWrite. |
|S |Be Specific. The reader will want to know exactly what you mean. |
|sent |Incomplete sentence |
|sp |Wrong spelling |
|Syl |Incorrect syllabication |
|T/W |"That" or "Which" is used in substandard or confusing way. See (un)restrictive clauses in [2]. |
|W |Wordy |
|[pic] |Good point |
|? |Unclear/unconvincing |
|____ |Need to add something here. |
| | |
Helpful guides:
[1] Strunk and White, Elements of Style, Macmillan, 1979, 3rd edition, paperback, 85 pgs.
[2] van Leunen, A Handbook for Scholars, Knopf, 1979, paperback, 354 pgs.
[3] Brusaw, Alred, and Oliu, Handbook of Technical Writing, 5th edition, St. Martin’s, 1997, paperback, 687 pgs.
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