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    From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Denis Mosko on Mon Sep 21 02:17:44 2020
    Hi, Denis -- on Sep 21 2020 at 05:04, you wrote:

    s = she?

    /he lives.

    Some people, instead of writing "she/he" (or "he/she") use this
    shortened form of "s/he".



    IOW
    IOW = ?

    In Other Words.



    Cheers... Dallas

    --- timEd/NT 1.30+
    * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)
  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Denis Mosko on Mon Sep 21 03:43:56 2020
    Hi, Denis -- on Sep 21 2020 at 12:48, you wrote:


    Some people, instead of writing "she/he" (or "he/she") use this
    shortened form of "s/he".

    Why not "he/s"?


    IOW
    IOW = ?

    In Other Words.
    In other words: I listen Radio Station.
    More correctly: "In other words: I listen to a Radio Station." or "I listen to Radio Stations."

    (BTW -- By the way -- Radio and Station are not capitalized in English
    -- nouns are capitalized in German (if not other languages) but in
    English only if they are names (such as the word "English").


    Cheers... Dallas

    --- timEd/NT 1.30+
    * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Fri Oct 2 22:36:38 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to All:

    we need to know more about this person & about
    the world in which s
    s = she?

    /he lives.


    I could have typed "he or she", but "s/he" is easier. I could also have assumed an educated audience would understand that when I was growing up the masculine singular pronoun was the default if there any chance one of the individuals involved might be male. Or I could have typed "they", which many people nowadays prefer but which will never sound quite right to me.... :-))



    IOW = ?


    Fidonet abbreviation of "in other words". See next paragraph. :-)



    the applications may differ according to the
    context, as is often the case with "rules"
    in English.... :-)


    I reduced about 50 lines of psychobabble (i.e. educational psychology jargon) to a more manageable size & translated it into plainer English. Then I reduced it even further & connected it to what my readers already know.... :-Q




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Tue Oct 6 20:36:06 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

    Is IOW sounds like WOW?


    If I said it aloud, I'd say "in other words". Not all abbreviations are easily pronounceable as written. But in my experience most people can talk more quickly than they can type, and the same definitely applies to me.... ;-)



    I reduced about 50 lines of psychobabble (i.e. educational
    psychology jargon) to a more manageable size & translated
    it into plainer English. Then I reduced it even further &
    connected it to what my readers already know.... :-Q

    Who are Your readers, Ardith?


    I can't be sure who all of them are, of course. But among those who engage in conversation here I see that a lot of the questions people most often ask have to do with simplified explanations given in the primary grades &/or in textbooks. Both native speakers & people who are studying English as a foreign language are confused when the "rules" seem to have numerous "exceptions". :-)




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Denis Mosko@2:5064/54.1315 to Ardith Hinton on Wed Oct 7 08:58:04 2020
    Both native speakers & people who are studying English as a foreign language are confused when the "rules" seem to have numerous
    "exceptions". :-)
    Are You native speaker, Ardith?

    ... You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot today.
    --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)
    * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Wed Oct 7 21:40:04 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

    Both native speakers & people who are studying English
    as a foreign language are confused when the "rules"
    seem to have numerous "exceptions". :-)

    Are You native speaker, Ardith?


    Yes, I am *a* native speaker of English. :-)




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Denis Mosko@2:5064/54.1315 to Ardith Hinton on Thu Oct 8 18:41:56 2020
    Are You native speaker, Ardith?
    Yes, I am *a* native speaker of English. :-)
    Are You a native speaker, Ardith?


    ... You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot today.
    --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)
    * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315)