Return-Path: <root> Received: (from root@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f7VBr1I09456 for health-archive@nifl.gov; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:01 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200108311153.f7VBr1I09456@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from igate-int.hbocvan.com (firewall-user@igate-ext.hbocvan.com [139.177.224.67]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f2JIkSg07705 for <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov>; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:46:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by igate-int.hbocvan.com; id NAA16472; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:46:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from siauser.hbocvan.com(32.85.1.2) by igate.hbocvan.com via smap (V5.0) id xma016452; Mon, 19 Mar 01 13:46:26 -0500 Received: from Gateways-Message_Server by GMHMNW5DC005 with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:45:32 -0500 Message-Id: <sab60d7c.001@GMHMNW5DC005> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:45:10 -0500 From: "Felicia Morton" <FMORTON@gmh.edu> To: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov>, <nifl-health@nifl.gov> Subject: Easy to read vs. grammatically incorrect Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by literacy.nifl.gov id f2JIkSg07705 Resent-From: root@literacy.nifl.gov Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:01 -0400 Resent-To: health-archive@nifl.gov Status: O Content-Length: 729 Lines: 29 Hi List members, When writing easy-to-read patient ed materials, I occasionally find that the easiest-to-understand wording is (technically) grammatically incorrect. What's your opinion on choosing one over the other? Example: This medicine is only for the child for whom it is prescribed. vs. This medicine is only for the child the doctor gives it to. (?) Only give this medicine to the child it is ordered for. (?) Audience: Low income teen mothers, average school grade completed <8th Any thoughts? Felicia Felicia J. Morton, MSPH, CHES Patient Education Specialist Patient Care, Quality Management & Education Grady Health System 80 Butler Street, SE Box 249 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 616-5153 (404) 616-0685 - fax
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