On 17/10/2014 12:59, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > Wearing my "native English speaker" hat, a part of the problem is that > many of the traditional rules derive from the Victorian Era but were > critiqued by Fowler in "Modern English Usage"... which despite being > published in 1926 is still treated by many as the ultimate reference. Yep, heard that, too.
> However, the overriding consideration is that many users of development > tools will select English as the working language, even if it is not the > language that they are most comfortable with. I'd suggest that the > "bottom line" is that if somebody such as yourself finds the more formal > "cannot" more intelligible than the "can't" contraction, then that's the > one to use. Or, of course, vice versa. > Thanks. Apparently the Microsoft Manual of Style (sorry Giuliano, seem to hit only MS references) suggests contractions could hinder comprehesion for non-native speakers, which can IMO indeed be an important factor in deciding what to use. -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
