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5 Easy Ways to Make Bad Technical Writing Good

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May 04, 2018
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5 Easy Ways to Make Bad Technical Writing Good

Clear, accurate, and concise text makes interfaces more usable and builds.

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  9. http://material.io/guidelines/style/writing.html