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 apostrophe are difficult to understand with the possessive apostrophe being the hardest. Comes from personal experience of working in several non-English countries. Also, if you work in the aviation industry and use Simplified English, the apostrophe is definitely out. I always enjoy discussions like this as it is a break from the serious stuff. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@gmail.com On 23 Apr 2012, at 14:02, Jay Lozier wrote: > 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 language. >> >> For example: >> >> It's - always write as "it is" >> Can't - always write as "cannot" (please note "cannot" is one word and >> should not be written as "can not" - a quirk of the English language). >> Don't - always write as "do not". > This alleged native speaker of US English cannot remember the correct > contractions to use them. >> >> I think you get my drift. Using word contractions is part of conversation >> and should never be written. That is how I was taught English language by my >> Scottish English teacher many years ago in Yorkshire. You have to remember, >> folk from Yorkshire are famous for missing t'odd word. >> >> Regards >> >> Peter >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Typo-a-weird-sentence-in-ch1-writer-guide-tp3927390p3931720.html >> Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
