On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:54:29AM -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "Jason" == Jason McIntyre <j...@kerhand.co.uk> writes: > > Jason> fixed this and the syslogd_flags example above it, which had the same > Jason> error. > > The style guide for a former employer of mine forbid these, requiring us > to spell out "for example" and "that is". Even if you can get them > right, it's not obvious that the reader would know them as well. > > > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 > <mer...@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion >
You mean not everyone speaks enough latin to know the difference between "exempli gratia" and "id est"? What is modern education coming to. .... Ken
