In school, we were taught that tbsp. is used for tablespoon, and tsp. is used for teaspoon. However, I agree that writing those two words out is best, for then there is no confusion as to what is meant.
Jennifer On 10/25/13, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: > Using tb for tablespoon and ts for teaspoon is also a good approach, as > it's > not going to get confused. I include a legend for recipes at the bottom in > case there is a question. > Also, while we're talking about message dynamics, could you folks who are > using taglines please turn them off on replies, especially if they're over > the recommended three lines maximum preferred by net convention? This would > save folks who are trying to see what's being responded to from having to > go > through someone's tagline to get to the prior post, thereby saving time and > effort for us. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Charles Rivard >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 11:07 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CnD] recipe writing suggestions- Re: Maybe I Should Change >> the Way It Reads Numbers >> >> That's what mine is set. I use JAWS 14. >> >> One thing that I do wish that list members would do, though, to >> eliminate a lot of problems is that they don't just copy recipes from >> the Net and paste them into an Email. Before sending, they should make >> sure that the recipe is not scattered. Here's an example: >> >> I see some written like this: >> >> 1/2 >> cp >> of brown sugar. >> >> instead of >> 1/2 cup of brown sugar. >> >> Also, sometimes the t of tablespoon is capitalized while the t of >> teaspoon is not, but both are spelled tsp instead of tsp and tbsp. I, >> if I remember to do so, write the words teaspoon or tablespoon for >> clarity when using a screen reader. >> One is much easier to read than the other. >> >> Also, in a lot of cases, there is a blank space between every line of >> the recipe. When I write them, I put all of the ingredients, each on a >> separate line, but single spaced. Then a blank space between the list >> of ingredients and what you do. These are mere suggestions to improve >> readability. >> >> -- >> If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling >> errors! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "shirley baker" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:20 AM >> Subject: [CnD] Maybe I Should Change the Way It Reads Numbers >> >> >> > I'm thinking maybe I should read the way Jaws reads numbers besides >> just >> > the punctuation setting, or symbols. What do you all have your >> setting >> > on as far as the way Jaws reads numbers? I have it now set on some >> > translation. >> > Shirley >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
