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Thread #132499 Message #4125765
Posted By: leeneia
10-Nov-21 - 02:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Donuel, I noticed your post about "not." This thread is about language, so I'll share a language thought.
I don't like it when people talk about what isn't true and then put NOT in. Like this:
Do NOT lay a little baby on its side or its stomach. Its face can get
pressed into the bedding, and the baby might suffocate.
In my opinion, one should write about what's right. You want the reader to make a mental picture of the right thing to do. Like this:
Always put a little baby down on its back.