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Date:      Fri, 17 May 1996 16:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Mike Pritchard <mpp>
To:        jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Cc:        CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-share@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/doc/handbook
Message-ID:  <199605172343.QAA00826@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <12260.832296536@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at May 16, 96 06:28:56 pm

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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> >   Avoid the use of contractions.  This revealed some grammer problems,
> >   and also has the benefit of helping make things clearer for those people
> >   who do make speak English as a their first language.
> 
> "who do make speak English?"  So, Mike, what's _your_ first one?  I'm
> curious!  :-) :-)
> 
> 					Jordan
> 
> P.S. I'm sorry, but given the context I just couldn't resist. :)

Hmm, let me pick a good one.  Klingon?  

It should read:

"who do not speak..."

It was the result of my finger taking over control from my brain,
since I noticed it *just* as I was hitting return, but my fingers
just wouldn't (or should I say would not) stop :-).
-- 
Mike Pritchard
mpp@FreeBSD.org
"Go that way.  Really fast.  If something gets in your way, turn"



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