Re: Who is an ESL writer?

Subject: Re: Who is an ESL writer?
From: John Allred <john2 -at- allrednet -dot- com>
To: Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:10:08 -0500

Lauren,
With no argument intended, I'm curious to know why you recommend
Anglo-Saxon over Latinate words in writing for ESL readers.
Thanks!
John A

On 3/27/2013 6:14 PM, Lauren wrote:

it is best to use words that come to English from Anglo-Saxon rather
than Latin.
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RE: Purpose of Tech Comms today: From: McLauchlan, Kevin
Who is an ESL writer?: From: Reshma
Re: Who is an ESL writer?: From: Lauren

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