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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!cupnews0.cup.hp.com!news1.boi.hp.com!hypes
  3. From: hypes@boi.hp.com (Gary Hypes)
  4. Subject: Re: Is it proper to use CONTRACTIONS in letters,resumes,etc.? 
  5. Sender: news@boi.hp.com (News Server Project)
  6. Message-ID: <C1FHyH.1M6@boi.hp.com>
  7. Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:20:40 GMT
  8. References: <726701666snz@panache.demon.co.uk>
  9. Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
  10. X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]
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  13. Call me a traditionalist, but no, contractions aren't permissible in
  14. formal technical communications.
  15.  
  16. - Gary Hypes -
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