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Subject:Re: Contractions From:Mark Levinson <mark -at- SD -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Fri, 8 Mar 1996 14:08:59 IST
"In practical terms, however, not all contractions are created equal,"
says Tara Barber, and that's one reason some companies forbid
contractions altogether. Their editors would rather seem stodgy than
have to defend value judgements distinguishing between acceptable and
unacceptable contractions.
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