Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Patrick Dunn wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, David Peterson wrote:
>
> > Actually, I think my main point (which, for some reason, I didn't state) is
> > that often times I have no clue what's being said.  I don't want to have to
> > keep a hand dictionary of your accepted acronyms just to understand an e-mail.
>
> It's called learning the discourse of the community.  The online community
> has a discourse.  Learn it, or don't.  It doesn't matter.
>
> > things like "don't" or "i'm" when I do)>>
> >
> > Well, of course you wouldn't use "I'm"--you're not supposed to use personal
> > pronouns in formal paper writing.  :)
>
> Have you read any academic papers written in the last ten years?  That
> prohibition is long dead.
And as far as I can tell it's been violated for a *long* time in
scientific papers, and maybe math too.

YHL

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