On 2012-05-31 07:59, Dave Crocker wrote:
On 5/31/2012 8:36 AM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Have we any evidence that this is a problem for the community? The
informal
style is one of the virtues of the Tao. I'd be sorry to lose it.
Let's separate use of colloquial language from overall writing style. It
is possible to write in an informal style without using colloquialisms.
I could, for example, insert some side comment here that would be
informal and lack colloquialisms. By some measures, the preceding
sentence is an example of exactly that...
Colloquialisms are well known to impede understanding by non-native
English speakers.
So, do you have any evidence that this is /not/ a problem for that part
of our community?
I actually have no evidence either way; that's why I suggested asking
some of them ;-)
Brian