Re: Contractions & Style

Subject: Re: Contractions & Style
From: Bob Morrisette <writer1 -at- SABU -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:31:31 -0800

> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:56:00 -0600
> From: "Porrello, Leonard" <lcporrel -at- essvote -dot- com>
> Subject: Re: Contractions & Style
> Comments: To: jpg3 <jpg3 -at- MEDIAONE -dot- NET>
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>
> John,
>
> I am curious. On what grounds do you base your assertion that, all other th=
> ings being equal, contractions make for easier reading?
>
> Leonard Porrello
>
> ----------
> From: jpg3
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 1:42 PM
> To: TECHWR-L; LCPORREL
> Subject: Re: Contractions & Style
>
>
> With the proper style and tone, using contractions can make information
> easier to follow, and thus more like to be read.
>
>
> John Garison
>
>
> From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000==

In my experience, ESL readers frequently stumble over contractions.

Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- Sun -dot- com


From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000=



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