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In Reply to: RE: Writer preference posted by Michael Samra on March 21, 2015 at 18:30:52

Engineers are concerned with how things work, so it isn't surprising that one could prefer 300b's to 300bs. It works better. It's easier to read.

Just like co-operative is easier to read than cooperative. And co-ed is easier to read than coed.

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RE: There is actually a reason for it - Triode_Kingdom 09:16:03 03/22/15 (4)
"Engineers are concerned with how things work"

I've met plenty of engineers in the fields of both hardware and software who dislike this misuse of the English language. It often slows down reading, because the apostrophe implies a possessive where there is none. Anyway, like I said, I didn't want to hijack the thread. There may not be a single answer to this.

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- RE: There is actually a reason for it - GSH 12:55:54 03/22/15 (2)
  I also find the misuse of language puzzling, especially "to" or "too". The apparent misunderstanding about when to use one or the other is produced by even the finest minds on the forum. However, I just read it, and assume that proofreading is not always done, or that some quite intelligent folks, in some areas, are just not great at grammar.
  
  My mother has a MA in English from Stanford. I grew up with an enforcement or else policy. She worked for a scientific journal named Annual Reviews.
  There, they digested all the cutting edge research in various fields, and made "annual reviews" for the other scientists in any given field. Her job was a proofreader. I heard for years at the diner table about how numerous gifted PHD researchers couldn't spell or punctuate to save their lives. She had to be careful as to not change the intended meaning when she corrected basic spelling and grammar, which often necessitated direct discussions with the "authors", who while brilliant at their field, would fail a high school English exam......
  
  In conclusion, I don't find it appropriate to "bust" this issue here, regardless of the seemingly unnecessary nature of it.
  - After all this, there's another factor / consideration... - Steve O 15:58:54 03/22/15 (1)
    ...I frequently post from a smartphone. Combine the crappy ergonomics with an atrocious and obstinate spell check function and I sometimes just give up and post what I know are misused words and incorrect punctuation. For this reason, I tend to overlook the grammar and punctuation stuff. And yeah, I know I can disable the spell checker but it works correctly just often enough that I don't.
    - RE: After all this, there's another factor / consideration... - Michael Samra 21:45:02 03/22/15 (0)
      I hear you on the spell check but I also have voice text on my I-phone and you can speak into it and enunciate very clearly and there is still no telling how the words come out much of the time.
      
      Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
      H. L. Mencken
- thank you Michael for staying on subject nt - Bigjimsguitars 12:27:16 03/22/15 (0)
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