Re: "Break Grammar Rules on Websites for Clarity"

Subject: Re: "Break Grammar Rules on Websites for Clarity"
From: Scott Turner <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>
To: Slager Timothy J <Timothy -dot- Slager -at- dematic -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:48:28 -0500

You really have to re-write for brevity and clarity. Using shortcuts often results in breaking grammar rules to gain nothing of value while confusing the issue.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

ScottT

> On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:42, Slager Timothy J <Timothy -dot- Slager -at- dematic -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I mostly agree with the sentiments. But given that the reason for breaking the rules is clarity, I am surprised at the example for rule 2.
> "There are 4 planets that have rings around them."
>
> The rules we are asked to break imply that brevity contributes to clarity.
> "4 planets have rings around them" seems far better.
>
> But now I don't like the numeral, because it begins a sentence and that seems awkward and possibly misleading.
>
> tims
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> http://www.nngroup.com/articles/break-grammar-rules/
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> What do you folks think about this?
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> Cordially,
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"Break Grammar Rules on Websites for Clarity": From: Cardimon, Craig
RE: "Break Grammar Rules on Websites for Clarity": From: Slager Timothy J

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