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From: kimcm@diku.UUCP (Kim Christian Madsen.)
Newsgroups: net.general,net.news
Subject: Writing Style (a mild flame)
Message-ID: <765@diku.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 11:13:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 11:13:55 1985
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[I don't believe in line-eaters...But just in case...]

			       Writing Style
				A mild flame


	     Would you be so  kindly  to  write  your  articles,  so
	everybody has a fair chance to understand them; if not their
	meaning, then at least the words in them?

	     This is not  directed  at  anyone  personally,  but  to
	everyone,  especially  you  who  has  English  as your first
	language.  Remember there are many people  on  the  net  and
	many  of  the  european  readers  only have English as their
	second or third language.

	     In several articles I have seen strange words  appears:
	unknown   abbreviations,  unusual  elements  of  the  spoken
	language and slang.  I for one am not always able  to  guess
	the  meaning of the words. So sometimes an excellent article
	can not be understood. Too bad both for the author  and  the
	reader.

	     If you feel  it  is  important  for  you  to  use  non-
	authorized abbreviations then explain them in the text; (eg:
	NSF (Non-Standard-Features) ).  Don't use slang or  elements
	of the spoken language unless it is necessary.

	     The above mentioned should not be applied to net.jokes!
-- 
Kim Chr. Madsen   Datalogisk Institut (Institute of Datalogy)
		  University of Copenhagen
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