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Re: Need Your Opinions re Simplified English (Can I quote you?)
Subject:Re: Need Your Opinions re Simplified English (Can I quote you?) From:"Gary Clark" <Gary -at- wtw -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 30 May 2002 17:23:13 -0700
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From: "Robert Brown" <moongarou -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Need Your Opinions re Simplified English (Can I quote you?)
>
> Hi all,
>
> Do any of you have an opinion about using Simplified
> or Controlled English?
Sure do. Simplified English is for simpletons. It is offered up as a crutch
and excuse for a failed education system (whether in the US or
internationally). If any one told me I was required to use it I would inform
that person that he should go to hell immediately.
> What do you feel the impact is to you as a writer?
None, as I would never get involved with it in the first place.
> Do you feel it would help/harm your performance?
See above.
> What do you think the cost/benefits are to your
> audience?
See above.
Gary Clark
Las Vegas
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