Return-Path: <root> Received: (from root@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f7VBrKa09616 for health-archive@nifl.gov; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:20 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200108311153.f7VBrKa09616@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from imo-r15.mx.aol.com (imo-r15.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.69]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f2QJGRg26630 for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:16:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from Dwyoho@aol.com by imo-r15.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v29.5.) id p.a7.cdd6719 (4325) for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:16:06 -0500 (EST) From: Dwyoho@aol.com Message-ID: <a7.cdd6719.27f0ef76@aol.com> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:16:06 EST Subject: Re: [NIFL-HEALTH:2932] Re: Easy to read vs. grammatically in To: nifl-health@nifl.gov Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_a7.cdd6719.27f0ef76_boundary" Content-Disposition: Inline X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10502 Resent-From: root@literacy.nifl.gov Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:53:20 -0400 Resent-To: health-archive@nifl.gov Status: O Content-Length: 2875 Lines: 68 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 03/19/2001 4:44:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, jwandel@caregroup.harvard.edu writes: > I vote for the rewrite suggested by Kate. I sometimes (?often) find that > "plain language" means some pretty major restructuring of an original > "draft," and even adding words or sentences. But I think her edit is by far > the most clear. > > "This medicine is for the child whose name is on the bottle. Don't give it > to any other child." > > > By all means, let's strive to be both grammatically correct AND in plain language. I hope we won't become lazy in accepting this challenge by using "Let's write the way we talk" as an excuse because it "sounds" clearer. In writing, the preposition at the end of the sentence might make it more confusing, not less. Deborah W. Yoho Co-moderator, NIFL Health Literacy Discussion Group Chief Executive Officer Greater Columbia Literacy Council 921 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 803/765-2555 dwyoho@aol.com
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