Why, no, English makes no sense at all. Whyever should it?
So today I am realizing that one of the long-term tasks I have been given is something I really wish I could hand over to a tech writer. Like, a real one (wiredferret or hypatia_j, need a project?) The task is rewriting and updating our construction standards to reflect changes in the last 10 years. Being me, I must also make it into a useable and intelligent document, which it currently isn't. I'm a decent writer, and this is certainly within my capacity, but I can't say that I'm going to enjoy it.
It doesn't help that they cannot locate an editable electronic version of this document, which means I get to type it all back in. (Unless someone out there knows a good trick for turning a PDF of unknown origin back into a word-processing file?) My plan has been to simply type it as it is and worry about editing once I have a grip on the whole thing, but some of the sentences are making me twitchy. There are a few I have been physically incapable of typing as they were. I realize that writing is not something that everyone really learns to do, but come on people.
Also, something I noticed today that makes me shake my head over the absurdity of English: moveable vs removable. To E or not to E? Apparently the answer is Yes.
It doesn't help that they cannot locate an editable electronic version of this document, which means I get to type it all back in. (Unless someone out there knows a good trick for turning a PDF of unknown origin back into a word-processing file?) My plan has been to simply type it as it is and worry about editing once I have a grip on the whole thing, but some of the sentences are making me twitchy. There are a few I have been physically incapable of typing as they were. I realize that writing is not something that everyone really learns to do, but come on people.
Also, something I noticed today that makes me shake my head over the absurdity of English: moveable vs removable. To E or not to E? Apparently the answer is Yes.