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Originally Posted by Fluribus
I'll skim most manuals. I used to read the manuals for computer games. The modern iterations I will often skip entirely. They are rarely even shadows of their former selves.
I'm sure that your manuals, however, would fill Dostoevsky and Cervantes with wonder and envy.
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I used to write instruction manuals for a living. I struggled mightily with every verb, noun and preposition. Accuracy was all the rage. Originality gave way to legal liability.
I started small. Did you ever assemble a barbeque grill back in the early 80's? Maybe I wrote those assembly instructions you refused to read. That's why you have a big grease stain on your patio.
I eventually worked my way up to describing the theory of operation in high-end military electronics. Far fewer non-readers, but at least I could sneak a cliff-hanger in on rare occasions. I once even managed something akin to a plot!