Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:38:41 -0800 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: ac199@hwcn.org Cc: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [REVIEW] Changes to the DocProj web pages Message-ID: <351AF511.6A0191ED@dal.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980326182353.237B-100000@localhost>
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Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > We've avoided contractions in the current handbook/FAQ hoping > that'll make it easier for non-native English readers. They're > confusing because, unlike some languages, English doesn't > formally define legal and illegal contractions (how often've you > created a contraction of your own that you've doubted would've > shown-up save in precious-few dictionaries?). Contractions should be avoided in all formal and technical writing as a matter of style. The fact that it makes translation more difficult is another good reason to avoid them. Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** *** Proud operator, designer and maintainer of the world's largest *** Internet Relay Chat server. 5,328 clients and still growing. *** Try spider.dal.net on ports 6662-4 (Powered by FreeBSD) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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