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CSE/ISE 300 Communication F11 •  Time: Tue/Thur 5:20-6:40PM •  Location: Room 102 Light Engineering •  Required Book: The Elements of Style, 4th edition (2000), Authors:

Strunk and White $10 (or $4 2007 reprint by Coyote) •  Online Technical Writing, Author: David A.

McMurrey http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/ •  Recommended Textbook: Pocket Guide to Technical Communication,

5th ed. (2011). Author: Pfeiffer $42 list; $33 Amazon ($26+$4 used) •  Instructor: Professor Larry Wittie TA: Sean Munson •  Office: CS Building, Room 1308 TA Office: 2110 CSB •  Phone: 631-632-8750 (not 2-8456) TA Hours: 11AM-1PM, Weds •  Email: [email protected] •  Office Hours: 3:45-5:15PM Tue & Thu or by appointment •  Course Homepage: http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~lw/teaching/cse300

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CSE/ISE 300� Required Two-Page Memo2

Memo2 is an English essay due Thursday, 13 Oct 2011 as one printed copy in class & a .doc file emailed to [email protected] Subject: 300 memo2 Why I Need a New Work Computer. Put a title, your name and the paper’s last print date centered on a cover page for your “2.2-page” memo. Use 1.5 lines spacing. Make memo lines 6 inches long with 30 lines per page of text. Make the text of your memo from 60 to 75 lines (2 to 2.5 pages, 850 to 1150 words). Address your boss politely. Number your pages. Assume the reader is your computer-savvy, but non-expert boss in a company with 20 or fewer employees. The boss has announced that the firm will buy new computers for some employees, those most needing one for their jobs. Justify why the firm will benefit from buying you (or your team) new computer(s). Be specific on why you need a new machine, what computer model with what features, and what price from what source. After the 2.2 pages of memo text list all web and printed references used for your paper.


CSE/ISE 300� Two-Page Memo2: Paper & Email due 13 Oct.

Write a technical essay in English on the topic: Why I Need a New Work Computer

Explain why you need a new computer, what type, and how it will increase your value to the firm. (In doing so, let me know what is the business of your company, but in a way that will not bore your boss, who knows about the business, but not why you need a new machine for your own job.) Describe the key features of the new computer and why they are critical. Tell what brand, model, cost, and vendor precisely. (List websites with these details in a References section at the end.) Convince your boss to spend a little money. (Cover page, salutation, and final References list do not count in the 2 to 2.5 pages. Just memo paragraphs count as text; feature lists, quoted material, and images do not.)


CSE/ISE 300� Writing Center Help

The Writing Center in located in 2009 Humanities Building. Their telephone number is (631) 632-7405. It is a service of the Program in Writing & Rhetoric. They will give you free help with writing papers and reports, but you must make an appointment before you go to them for help. There may be a delay of several days.

See the http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/writrhet/writing_center/writing.html

web pages to start the process of getting help. For an appointment, browse http://www.rich15.com/sunysb/index.php .


Try and/Try to Try takes to, the infinitive form of a verb, not and. Try and mend it, please. Try to mend it, please.

Type Type is not a synonym for kind of. that type employee that kind of employee I dislike that type publicity. I dislike that kind of publicity. small, home-type hotels small, homelike hotels a new type plane a plane of a new design

Unique Unique means “without like or equal.” There are no degrees of uniqueness. It is the most unique coffee It is a unique coffee maker. maker on the market. The balancing act was very The balancing act was unique. unique. The most unique spider lives A unique spider lives under under water in a bubble. water in a bubble.

CSE/ISE 300 � Strunk and White: Commonly Misused Words


Utilize/Use Prefer simple use to the -ize word utilize. I utilized the facilities. I used the toilet. He utilized the dishwasher. He used the dishwasher.

Verbal /Oral Verbal means “of words” and may refer to expressions in writing or in speech. Oral means “of mouth” and limits words to those that are spoken. Oral agreement and written agreement are very precise phrases; verbal agreement is less clear. We reached verbal agreement. We reached oral agreement. We reached written agreement.

Very Use the word very only sparingly. Where emphasis is needed, use words strong in themselves.



While Avoid using while as a substitute for although, and, or but. Prefer while in its literal sense: “during the time that.” Where while is used for and or but, it often can be replaced by a semicolon. The offices and salesrooms The offices and salesrooms are on the ground floor, while are on the ground floor; the the rest of the building is rest of the building is used used for manufacturing. for manufacturing.

While temperatures reach 90 Although temperatures reach 90 or 95 degrees in the daytime, or 95 degrees in the daytime, nights in the high desert are nights in the high desert are often cold. often cold.

-wise The pseudosuffix -wise can wrongly be added to any noun, usually with distasteful results: taxwise, pricewise, poemwise, taffywise. It is chiefly useful to mean: “in the manner of”: clockwise. Avoid the temptation to coin new words by adding -wise.



Worth while/Worthwhile Not worth while is overworked as a phrase for vague disapproval. Avoid using it. Worth while is correctly applied only to actions. The one-word adjective worthwhile is weak and should be avoided. His books are not worth while. His books are not worth reading. His books are not worth one’s while to read. a worthwhile project a promising project

an exciting project

Would Would is commonly used to express habitual or repeated action. When repetition is indicated by such phrases as once a year, every day, each Sunday, the past tense without would is better. He would get up early and prepare his own breakfast before he went to work. Once a year he would visit the Once a year he visited the old old mansion. mansion.



CSE/ISE 300� Common Errors: English Grammar Problems

Runon sentences - two complete sentences - each with its own subject and verb - are joined by a comma (,), not separated by a period (.).

FROM: I was very happy to have my job, I had no prior experience and was

very thankful for the opportunity to work and learn from experienced professionals.

TO: I was very happy to have my job. I had no prior experience and was

very thankful for the opportunity to work with experienced professionals and to learn from them.



Verb tenses (action times) change (often randomly) from past-time to present-time to past to present to past …

FROM: The ethical issues began to form and to multiply. I have some methods

of checking each user's activities. These methods would not be completely reliable, but none would produce false positives. If one indicated that some user had been looking at another's files, I would know there was a problem.

TO: The ethical issues began to form and to multiply. I had some methods

of checking each user's activities. These methods were not completely reliable, but none would produce false positives. If one indicated that some user had looked at another's files, I would know there was a problem.



A sentence fragment - part of a sentence and usually a very long when or because or since or as or whether clause - is given a final period as if it were a sentence.

FROM: Whether you lie to your supervisor about why you were absent, or you

take credit for someone else’s work to promote your own abilities. Any form of dishonesty in the work place justifies investigation and punishment.

TO: Whether you lie to your supervisor about why you were absent or you

take credit for someone else’s work to promote your own abilities, any form of dishonesty in the work place justifies investigation and punishment.


CSE/ISE 300� The Principal Parts of a Verb - Base Form

The base form of a verb is the form you will find in a dictionary. It has no inflections (-s, -ed, -ing). The uses of this form include the infinitive (to + base form), the subjunctive (things that are required, suggested, recommended), and the formation of the simple present (activities which are habitual, generalizations, things that take place in the present). In the simple present, the spelling is the same in all cases except for third person singular (which adds -s or -es). The one exception to this rule is the verb 'to be' which is irregular in all its forms.

TO WORK I work. We work. You work. You work. He, She works. They work.

TO GO I go. We go. You go. You go. He, She goes. They go.

TO BE I am. We are. You are. You are. He, She is. They are.

{By Susan Jones, formerly of North Georgia College and State University}


CSE/ISE 300� The Principal Parts of a Verb - Simple Past

The simple past is used for just that, activities which began and ended in the past. This form is frequently used in historical writing (e.g., history textbooks). For regular verbs, the simple past is formed by adding -ed to the base form. Irregular verbs are included on another list at this web site.

TO WORK I worked. We worked. You worked. You worked. He, She worked. They worked.

TO GO I went. We went. You went. You went. He, She went. They went.

TO BE I was. We were. You were. You were. He, She was. They were.



CSE/ISE 300� The Principal Parts of a Verb - Past Participle

The past participle is used to make the perfect tenses, past and present, and in combination with progressive verbs, to make the majority of verb 'tenses' in English. It is also used to make the passive form of all the verb 'tenses'. The past perfect is used for activities that began and ended in the past in combination with the simple past (She had been to Europe several times before she went to Italy.), as well as for past time hypothetical situations (If I had won the lottery, I would have moved to Jamaica.). The present perfect is used for present time references (I have finished my homework.), for activities which began in the past, but continue into the present (I have lived here for 6 years.), and for the recent past with an unspecified time reference (I have found a new apartment.).

The past perfect progressive is also used for activities in the past, frequently with the simple past (I had been planning to leave when the boss called.). The present perfect progressive is used for activities which began in the past and continue into the present (I have been speaking French for 10 years.).

The passive voice is used whenever the subject of the sentence is not performing the action of the verb. It can be used with inanimate objects (The car was started.) or to change the main focus of the sentence (The paper was written by Bob., rather than Bob wrote the paper.). There is a passive form of every verb 'tense' in English.

TO WORK worked TO GO gone TO BE been {By Susan Jones, formerly of North Georgia College and State University}


CSE/ISE 300� English Verb Forms

The principal parts of the English verb are the base form, the simple past, and the past participle. For regular verbs, the simple past and the past participle are spelled the same and are created by adding -ed to the base form. However, there are many irregular verbs in English which do not conform to this pattern.

The additional forms of the verb in English are the -s form (3rd person singular present), and the present participle, which is created by adding -ing to the base form. There are no irregular forms of the present participle, so the spelling of any verb will adhere to the rules of spelling for regular inflection.

Verbs in English can be classified according to three different criteria: tense (present, past), aspect (perfect, progressive), and modality, or mood, (obligation, probability, ability, or necessity). There are only two true tenses in English, simple present and simple past, where the actual spelling of the word changes to reflect the change of tense. All the other 'tenses' are variations of the principal parts, which are combined with different auxiliary words to change the aspect (am, are, be, been, being, do, does, did, had, has, have, is, was, were) or modality (can, could, dare, may, might, must, need, ought, shall, should, will, would) of the verb.

{By Susan Jones, formerly of North Georgia College and State University and Sandy Eggo http://community-2.webtv.net/@HH!F9!71!91A4C51D649F/solis-boo /Grammar1}


CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - awake … cut

Base Form Simple Past Participle Base Form Simple Past Participle

awake awoke awoken breed bred bred

be was, were been bring brought brought

bear bore born broadcast broadcast broadcast

beat beat beat build built built

become became become burn burned/burnt burned/burnt

begin began begun burst burst burst

bend bent bent buy bought bought

beset beset beset cast cast cast

bet bet bet catch caught caught

bid bid/bade bid/bidden choose chose chosen

bind bound bound cling clung clung

bite bit bitten come came come

bleed bled bled cost cost cost

blow blew blown creep crept crept

break broke broken cut cut cut



CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - deal … hang


deal dealt dealt flee fled fled

dig dug dug fling flung flung

dive dived/dove dived fly flew flown

do did done forbid forbade forbidden

draw drew drawn forget forgot forgotten

dream dreamed/ dreamt

dreamed/ dreamt

forego (forgo)

forewent foregone

drive drove driven forgive forgave forgiven

drink drank drunk forsake forsook forsaken

eat ate eaten freeze froze frozen

fall fell fallen get got gotten

feed fed fed give gave given

feel felt felt go went gone

fight fought fought grind ground ground

find found found grow grew grown

fit fit fit hang hung/hanged hung/hanged



CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - hear … pay


hear heard heard let let let

hide hid hidden lie lay lain

hit hit hit light lighted/lit lighted

hold held held lose lost lost

hurt hurt hurt make made made

keep kept kept mean meant meant

kneel knelt knelt meet met met

knit knit knit misspell misspelled/ misspelt

misspelled/ misspelt

know knew know mistake mistook mistaken

lay laid laid mow mowed mowed/mown

lead led led overcome overcame overcome

leap leaped/lept leaped/lept overdo overdid overdone

learn learned/learnt learned/learnt overtake overtook overtaken

leave left left overthrow overthrew overthrown

lend lent lent pay paid paid



CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - plead … sink


plead pled pled send sent sent

prove proved proved/proven set set set

put put put sew sewed sewed/sewn

quit quit quit shake shook shaken

read read read shave shaved shaved/shaven

rid rid rid shear shore shorn

ride rode ridden shed shed shed

ring rang rung shine shone shone

rise rose risen shoe shoed shoed/shod

run ran run shoot shot shot

saw sawed sawed/sawn show showed showed/shown

say said said shrink shrank shrunk

see saw seen shut shut shut

seek sought sought sing sang sung

sell sold sold sink sank sunk



CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - sit … swim


sit sat sat spread spread spread

sleep slept slept spring sprang/sprung sprung

slay slew slain stand stood stood

slide slid slid steal stole stolen

sling slung slung stick stuck stuck

slit slit slit sting stung stung

smite smote smitten stink stank stunk

sow sowed sowed/sown stride strod stridden

speak spoke spoken strike struck struck

speed sped sped string strung strung

spend spent spent strive strove striven

spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt swear swore sworn

spin spun spun sweep swept swept

spit spit/spat spit swell swelled swelled/swollen

split split split swim swam swum



CSE/ISE 300� Irregular English Verbs - swing … write


swing swung swung weave weaved/wove weaved/woven

take took taken wed wed wed

teach taught taught weep wept wept

tear tore torn wind wound wound

tell told told win won won

think thought thought withhold withheld withheld

thrive thrived/throve thrived withstand withstood withstood

throw threw thrown wring wrung wrung

thrust thrust thrust write wrote written

{By Susan Jones, formerly of North Georgia College and State University} {See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_irregular_verbs for a longer list.}

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