MHT - there are good reference works that provide everything you need, such as: * the Australian Government Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers; * the Cambridge Australian English Style Guide; and Technical (eg web development) info online may be reliable. But an individual can rise even to senior management without the requisite grammatical skills for tech writing. Matthew ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 8:41 AM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: in's or ins' or ins Also a "total no-brainer" (or is that n0-brainer) yet oddly enough, the point was lost on my audience. MHT a.k.a The Scarecrow On 1/14/2008 3:31:24 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Pls remember that 95 of everything that appears online is at least > questionable, if not suspect. > > Matthew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > > > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT > Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 8:29 AM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: in's or ins' or ins > > > My first choice as well - despite the considerable variations that can be > (and were) pointed out in any host of sources on the WWW, including > "professional" sources. But thank you for your input as well as the kind > reminder to get a brain. > MHT a.k.a The Scarecrow > > On 1/14/2008 2:59:41 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > This is a total n0-brainer. The third list is correct. > > > > Matthew da Silva > > The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > > > > > > > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter [link: > mailto:austechwriter]- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT > > Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 6:44 AM > > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: atw: in