Re: describing the minority as literate is a circular argument?

Subject: Re: describing the minority as literate is a circular argument?
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:25:14 -0700


Quoting Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>:

> the relevancy of
> "literacy" to "good communication" rests in the ability of the writer
> to recognize the potential effects of good and bad grammar on
> readers and to adjust grammar usage to suit the targeted reader.

Again, no argument. But the meaning of "grammar" has slipped here. Originally, I
was using "grammar" as short hand for "proper grammar." You're talkign about it
in more general terms.

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