I think our style guide says to not use contractions in documentation. If not, it should, and I will amend it.
Email to the list is a different matter, and I find that AutoCorrect causes many an apostrophe error in my emails when I'm in a hurry and don't reread carefully before sending. Jean On 24/04/2012, at 18:35, Peter Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > [email protected] > > > 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 >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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
