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Engineering Language/Grammar Skills

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forum1010 - Advancement in an organization is frequently based on your ability to communicate correctly in writing. The intent of this group is a light-hearted but serious discussion of the language with which engineers communicate.

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I came across another poor translation...

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I need help understanding this very unusual punctuation format.

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They've published the list the words from 2021 which should be banished...

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Here's your chance to ban that word or phrase that just bugs the heck out of you...

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