Roger that.
Gary
On 4/25/2012 1:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote:
Hello Gary
In Simplified English (not simple English), used in the aviation industry,
there are rules to follow and one of them is use of the apostrophe. So
contractions or possessive apostrophes. You have to recompose your
Hello Jay and Tom
The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English -
and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-(
Avoiding the use of the apostrophe is one thing we should consider. It does
help users whose mother tongue is not English because the grammar rules for the
I think our style guide says to not use contractions in documentation. If not,
it should, and I will amend it.
Email to the list is a different matter, and I find that AutoCorrect causes
many an apostrophe error in my emails when I'm in a hurry and don't reread
carefully before sending.
Jean
Hi :)
+1
Ok, i agree about documentation avoiding contractions
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 24/4/12, Peter Schofield psaut...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Peter Schofield psaut...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] The apostrophe
To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org
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On 4/24/2012 4:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote:
Hello Jay and Tom
The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English -
and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-(
Avoiding the use of the apostrophe is one thing we should consider. It does
help users whose mother tongue is not
On 04/24/2012 04:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote:
Hello Jay and Tom
The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English -
and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-(
Avoiding the use of the apostrophe is one thing we should consider. It does
help users whose mother tongue is not
Gary
On 04/24/2012 09:22 AM, Gary Schnabl wrote:
On 4/24/2012 4:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote:
Hello Jay and Tom
The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English -
and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-(
Avoiding the use of the apostrophe is one thing we should
On 4/24/2012 11:30 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
Gary
On 04/24/2012 09:22 AM, Gary Schnabl wrote:
On 4/24/2012 4:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote:
Hello Jay and Tom
The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English -
and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-(
Avoiding the use of the
Hi :)
Here, there and where all have here as part of the word.
Makes it easier to remember.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 24/4/12, Gary Schnabl gschn...@swdetroit.com wrote:
From: Gary Schnabl gschn...@swdetroit.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] The apostrophe
To: documentation
:10 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
Here, there and where all have here as part of the word.
Makes it easier to remember.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 24/4/12, Gary Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com wrote:
From: Gary Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation
, there and where all have here as part of the word.
Makes it easier to remember.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Tue, 24/4/12, Gary Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com wrote:
From: Gary Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] The apostrophe
To: documentation
Hello Gary
In Simplified English (not simple English), used in the aviation industry,
there are rules to follow and one of them is use of the apostrophe. So
contractions or possessive apostrophes. You have to recompose your writing to
get around using apostrophes.
The idea of Simplified
Hello Gary and Tom
Many people make the mistake about its and it's, even the English.
I have found over the years that it is always best to avoid the apostrophe
when writing. This makes it better when someone has to translate English
into another language.
For example:
It's - always write as
Peter
On 04/23/2012 03:21 AM, PeeWee wrote:
Hello Gary and Tom
Many people make the mistake about its and it's, even the English.
I have found over the years that it is always best to avoid the apostrophe
when writing. This makes it better when someone has to translate English
into another
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