"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
- Mark Twain
I really like this quote because it holds true. Only you know what you're really thinking. You can try to make a point but if you don't use the right wording then your audience may get the wrong message.
The letter that was written to the plant manager at Three Mile Island was very confusing. Acronyms were not defined and the intended message was not real clear. If Babcock and Wilcox wanted to warn the plant manager then they should have been more to the point and they should have explained the terms that they used a lot more clearly. This just looked like a lot of words to me and I had no idea what it meant. It should have been put in simpler terms so that it wouldn't just scare someone away when they try to read it. Technical writing should be very simple for any reader to understand and the point should be made quickly and accurately. If a reader doesn't feel lost and confused in the first few sentences of what they're reading, chances are they will probably read the whole thing.
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