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How to make a great Instructable

Step 2A few notes on language

A few notes on language
Your Instructable will be seen by a great many people. Its clarity and professionalism are a direct reflection on you as the author. Please use proper language when writing an Instructable; capitalize when necessary, use a spell checker such as the one available in Firefox 2.0, and be grammatically accurate. There is no rush to write an Instructable, so shortened forms of words,"u" and "ur" for example, are not acceptable.

English is the most common language of the Instructables community. However, Instructables are not required to be written in English. If you choose to write in another language, please follow proper conventions and consider posting a duplicate Instructable written in English. In the future, we will support localization and automatic translation. Better language makes for easier translation.

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4 comments
Apr 21, 2007. 5:41 AMfreewheeler says:
so sorry,i used short forms in my instructable.just by habit.
Jul 18, 2007. 9:34 PMknex poo says:
well
Jul 18, 2007. 9:37 PMknex poo says:

UPGRADE IT

Apr 15, 2010. 8:33 AMMinifig666 says:
But yet you yourself have written an incomplete sentence.
Jul 19, 2007. 10:31 AMfreewheeler says:
OK CHILL
Apr 14, 2009. 7:48 AMTom Buckey says:
Wow that thing says "We hide ourselves the way we hide from each other."
Nov 22, 2008. 7:55 AMTechnoFreak1 says:
I always use good language, so I will respect this rule out of habit and politeness.

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