[astcq-discuss] Re: The relative importance of grammar
- From: "Barry Dale" <barrydale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <astcq-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:14:43 -0000
Jean Hollis Weber <jean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
Thanks for that. Timely. I recently had _the_ argument with someone about the
use of the singular 'they'. I'm so relieved that you put it in the 'fake
rules' section. I won the argument BTW.
Barry
> Christine wrote:
> >The tech writers bible is the AGPS Style Manual (Australian Government
> >Printing
> >Service I think).
>
> The latest edition doesn't have "AGPS" in its name any more. It's "Style
> Manual: for Authors, Editors and Printers", 6th edition, Australia, 2001,
> ISBN 0701636483; I don't recall the official publisher.
>
> >My personal opinion, structure is much more important than grammar.
>
> I agree, though I distinguish between "essential" grammar (necessary for
> clear, unambiguous communication) and "non-essential" grammar (all sorts of
> stuff that doesn't get in the way of communication even if some people
> think it's technically "wrong"). I go into this in some detail in my paper
> "Escape from the grammar trap", http://www.JeanWeber.com/about/grammartrap.htm
>
> Regards, Jean
> Jean Hollis Weber
> jean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The Technical Editors' Eyrie http://www.jeanweber.com/
>
>
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