Every more effective writer knows the importance of tone. And that’s why more effective technical writers avoid jargon and slang in their technical writing. They understand that a more formal tone presents better to a technical audience.
Case in point: Aforesaid, which means stated previously, is legal jargon. Its use may find acceptance in legal circles, but its presence in technical writing introduces an informality which more effective technical writing seeks to avoid. The writer of the example sentence in the cropped sentence at left could make a revision like this:
Case in point: Aforesaid, which means stated previously, is legal jargon. Its use may find acceptance in legal circles, but its presence in technical writing introduces an informality which more effective technical writing seeks to avoid. The writer of the example sentence in the cropped sentence at left could make a revision like this:
Although at greater initial cost, selecting U-400 for the design material will solve the previously described problems with premature failure.
Other possibilities abound, though many of them are more wordy. This revision combines the clarity necessary to avoid confusion with the more formal tone typical in more effective technical writing.
So avoid the aforesaid jargon in your technical writing. Preserve a more formal tone in your technical writing, and you’ll present your content more effectively to your audience. They in turn will have a more favorable impression of both you and your brands.
So avoid the aforesaid jargon in your technical writing. Preserve a more formal tone in your technical writing, and you’ll present your content more effectively to your audience. They in turn will have a more favorable impression of both you and your brands.
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