Very verbose, but what purpose does this thread serve? And if we
have so much time to write all of this, why are we not using this time
to write more documentation?
Base among other guides could use some help right about now.
You do not know very much about Base specifically, or databases in
general? Do I have a college course for you! Stanford University (of of
the top engineering schools in the USA) has 4 free online courses in
computer science. One of these is Introducing databases.
These courses are licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Is this
materials usable in the Base Guides? Seems the only problem is that it
could not be put in a soft or hard copy book. Sales would likely be
prohibited as well.
Any further discussion of any thing past the first paragraph should
be copied onto the top of a new email with its own new Subject.
Yes, I have "hijacked" this thread in a sense, but I am a little
upset about the waste of time put into this thread in the past. I do not
apologize.
--Dan
On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 14:22 -0400, Gary Schnabl wrote:
> In US English, the three words Mary, marry, and merry all sound alike in
> the Great American dialect--the major of the four main US dialects, used
> by broadcasters and in most of the US. But in the US Northeast, those
> three words are each pronounced distinctly differently.
>
> Gary
>
> On 4/24/2012 2:10 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Here, there and where all have "here" as part of the word.
> > Makes it easier to remember.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 24/4/12, Gary Schnabl<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > From: Gary Schnabl<[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] The apostrophe
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Tuesday, 24 April, 2012, 17:33
> >
> > On 4/24/2012 11:30 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> On 04/24/2012 09:22 AM, Gary Schnabl wrote:
> >>> On 4/24/2012 4:35 AM, Peter Schofield 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.
> >>> Out of curiosity, just why is the apostrophe banned from the aviation
> >>> industry? Is its use a real risk to safety?
> >>>
> >>> I have held an FAA Airframe& Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic's certificate
> >>> since the 1980s and have been a licensed pilot since 1971 and was unaware
> >>> of any aviation dangers attributed to apostrophes--up to now.
> >>>
> >>> Gary
> >>>
> >> My guess is that non-native speakers more easily could misunderstand the
> >> contraction particularly when quickly scanning a document. The only
> >> contraction I can think of is you're for you are vs your.
> > One typical classic is: they're, their, and there. In another sense, there
> > is: chord, cored, and cord.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >> An very common adage in safety is to make the instructions very clear and
> >> precise and avoid any wording/phrasing/contractions/etc that could cause
> >> confusion. This is especially important when there is a problem and
> >> quick/accurate comprehension is critical.
> >>>> I always enjoy discussions like this as it is a break from the serious
> >>>> stuff.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>>
> >>>> Peter Schofield
> >>>> [email protected]
> >>>>
> >>
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