List of Abbreviations Used in Technical Writing Critique s1

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. ℓ 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 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.

Jon D. fricker Purdue University 4/6/2018