So what are you trying to say? (ducking and hiding)
----- Original Message ----- From: Norm of Bandersnatch To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Ellipses & Slipses The entire object of the rules of writing: spelling, grammar, punctuation, general layout and design and special effects such as all-caps, italics, bold, underlined, etc., is to facilitate the flow of thoughts from the mind of the writer to the mind of the reader. Poor writing makes the flow jerky with interruptions caused by the reader trying to figure out just what the writer is trying to say. Good writing, carefully crafted, shows respect for the reader by not forcing him to make up for the writer's inept and/or lazy efforts at communication. I am partial to graceful writing because it makes it easy for me to understand the writer and a pleasure to experience. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
