LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TECHNICAL WRITING …



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. |

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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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