When Should You Definitely Use Jargon in a Technical Document?

As a technical writer you’ve heard this piece of sage writing advice a thousand times: you should stay away from jargon and write as you speak. It’s basic. Strunk & White said so, didn’t they? It’s true. But is this rule true ALL the time, unconditionally? No, I’m afraid it is not. Life has its exceptions. And so does this “rule.”

Akinci, Ugur. Technical Communication Center (2009). Articles>Writing>Diction>Technical Writing

Technical and Copy Writing: How to Use Causality Correctly

Organize your writing so that it becomes very clear what kind of cause-and-effect relationship exists between different elements of your argument.

Technical Communication Center (2008). Articles>Writing>Diction>Technical Writing