On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 23:13:14 -0400, Terri FitzSimons,
Official Grammar Sheriff wrote:
> It isn't a question of readbility, but rather clarity of
> expression and observance of the language rules. I don't care
> whether you drop your apostrophes or not -- so long as you are
> doing it deliberately and not out of ignorance.
> This sort of sloppiness would not be acceptable, nor work,
> with a computer language. Why should it be any more acceptable
> in spoken/written English?
> That you're "protesting" means that I've done what I set out
> to do -- make you think about the grammar of what you're writing.
Very well said, Terri.
Keep up the good work!
Sam Heywood
