Hi Eduardo,
At 23:19 31-08-2013, Eduardo A. Suarez wrote:
I think both parties have to try to express clearly. Those who do not
have the English as their native language should also try to do so.
Agreed.
What is unbearable to me is that in more than one discussion in a
mailing list someone's
Melinda Shore wrote:
>On 8/31/13 10:15 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
>> That does seem better, but don't all parties have an obligation to
>attempt to
>> communicate clearly?
>
>Yes, but ...
>
>I think it's particularly incumbent on native English speakers to
>avoid highly idiomatic or stylized la
On 9/1/13, S Moonesamy wrote:
> Hi Eduardo,
> At 23:19 31-08-2013, Eduardo A. Suarez wrote:
>>I think both parties have to try to express clearly. Those who do not
>>have the English as their native language should also try to do so.
>
> Agreed.
>
>>What is unbearable to me is that in more than on
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
>
>>I think it's particularly incumbent on native English speakers to
>>avoid highly idiomatic or stylized language - English that is not
>>taught to non-native speakers. It may be better to say something
>>along those lines, although I don't
On 9/1/2013 9:08 AM, Barry Leiba wrote:
I think Scott has put this perfectly, and it's exactly right. The
main point is clear communication. Everything else is advice about
how to achieve that.
Both are needed. Especially for a topic like this.
That is, for each point, the principle or con
Hi Eduardo,
At 08:44 01-09-2013, Eduardo A. Suárez wrote:
the problem is that when one is arguing against the opinion of another
person, it is very easy for the recipient to respond "you do not write
well and I do not understand" and so disqualify his opponent.
"You do not write well" is not a
On 02/09/2013 04:22, Dave Crocker wrote:
> On 9/1/2013 9:08 AM, Barry Leiba wrote:
>> I think Scott has put this perfectly, and it's exactly right. The
>> main point is clear communication. Everything else is advice about
>> how to achieve that.
>
>
> Both are needed. Especially for a topic li
--On Saturday, August 31, 2013 23:50 +0900 Masataka Ohta
wrote:
> The draft does not assure that existing usages are compatible
> with each other.
It absolutely does not. I actually expect it to help identify
some usages that are at least confusing and possible
incompatible.
> Still, the dra
