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From: "Tom Zurinskas" <truespel@hotmail.com>
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Regarding pronunciation, there is a USA English pronunciation guide on the
web at http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm Paste
up to 500 words and hit convert. It shows which plurals end in s or z.
Incidently more end in the z sound than in the s sound. Note that the
phonetic spelling key is at the bottom of the first page with the percent
appearance in the truespel dictionary.
Tom Zurinskas
truespel.com
Truespel is the world’s first keyboard friendly pronunciation guide spelling
system. See truespel.com.
>From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
>Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9734] NIFL-ESL digest 2349
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:26:13 -0500 (EST)
>
> NIFL-ESL Digest 2349
>
>Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) family literacy evaluation
> by Albert Wat <ayw@georgetown.edu>
> 2) Re: family literacy evaluation
> by "Mona Curtis" <mcurtis@tvcc.cc>
> 3) Re: Comprehension and Vocabulary
> by "Mona Curtis" <mcurtis@tvcc.cc>
> 4) voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> by =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOWI2NiEhSH5ERTtSGyhK?= <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
> 5) Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> by "Corinne Moran" <cmoranmv@gis.net>
> 6) Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of
> by Varshna Narumanchi-Jackson <varshna@grandecom.net>
> 7) Re: Comprehension and Vocabulary
> by "Bonnie Odiorne" <bonniesophia@adelphia.net>
> 8) Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> by "Judy Rittenhouse" <jrittenhouse@alclv.org>
> 9) Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> by "susan guzzetta" <scguzze@fresno.k12.ca.us>
> 10) Re: Naughty and nice (to borrow a phrase)
> by "Shanpin Fanchiang" <sfanchiang@dhs.co.la.ca.us>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:54:44 -0500
>From: Albert Wat <ayw@georgetown.edu>
>To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
>Subject: family literacy evaluation
>Message-ID: <3FE0D0A4.5010809@georgetown.edu>
>
>Hi,
>
>Several years ago, when I did more work with family literacy, I learned
>about an evaluation instrument that looked at the impact of family
>literacy programs on the home environment (e.g., amount of literacy
>resources at home, prevalence of literacy activities in the family,
>etc.). It consisted of a pre- and post-survey and a CD-ROM that helped
>you analyze the data. Does this ring a bell for anyone? If not, can
>someone suggest a similar instrument?
>
>Thank you!
>
>--
>
>Albert Wat, Program Coordinator
>DC Schools Project
>Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice
>Georgetown University, Poulton Hall
>1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor
>Washington, DC 20057
>Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980
>https://data.georgetown.edu/outreach/csj/service/programs/dcsp/
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:43:46 -0700
>From: "Mona Curtis" <mcurtis@tvcc.cc>
>To: <ayw@georgetown.edu>, <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: family literacy evaluation
>Message-ID: <sfe079c9.000@ontario-mail.tvcc.cc>
>
>It sounds like ESPIRS (I don't know what that stands for) which was used by
>Even Start in the past but eventually eliminated because it was too
>cumbersome. Self evaluation surveys are the most common evaluation tools
>for family literacy but they are, in my humble opinion, quite flawed and
>progress in family literacy is so complex I think it defies evaluation. We
>simply don't know what exact affects our work with families have, although
>we do know it has an affect. Let's put it in our own context. Say my
>family attends some seminar on family life. We might not see the affects
>immediately and/or there might not be anything observable and measureable
>that happens, but we all consider the seminar a success and we have a
>better relationship because of it. What scientific tool are we going to
>create to measure the quality of a relationship?
>
>Mona Curtis
>ESL Coordinator
>Treasure Valley Community College
>650 College Blvd.
>Ontario, OR 97914
>www.tvcc.cc
>541-881-8822 x 316
>fax 541-881-2747
> >>> ayw@georgetown.edu 12/17/03 14:57 PM >>>
>Hi,
>
>Several years ago, when I did more work with family literacy, I learned
>about an evaluation instrument that looked at the impact of family
>literacy programs on the home environment (e.g., amount of literacy
>resources at home, prevalence of literacy activities in the family,
>etc.). It consisted of a pre- and post-survey and a CD-ROM that helped
>you analyze the data. Does this ring a bell for anyone? If not, can
>someone suggest a similar instrument?
>
>Thank you!
>
>--
>
>Albert Wat, Program Coordinator
>DC Schools Project
>Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice
>Georgetown University, Poulton Hall
>1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor
>Washington, DC 20057
>Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980
>https://data.georgetown.edu/outreach/csj/service/programs/dcsp/
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:48:00 -0700
>From: "Mona Curtis" <mcurtis@tvcc.cc>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: Comprehension and Vocabulary
>Message-ID: <sfe07ad7.002@ontario-mail.tvcc.cc>
>
>Have you ever used the CASAS testing system?
>
>Mona Curtis
>ESL Coordinator
>Treasure Valley Community College
>650 College Blvd.
>Ontario, OR 97914
>www.tvcc.cc
>541-881-8822 x 316
>fax 541-881-2747
> >>> valleydemt@yahoo.com 12/17/03 12:14 PM >>>
>Hi John,
>
>I'm sorry I don't have any answers for your questions,
>but I'm very interested in your study. I'm just
>curious when you're aiming to complete it and where we
>can read about your results.
>
>Thank you,
>Valley Peters
>Adult Program Coordinator
>Teton Literacy Program
>
>--- "john.makay@excite.com" <john.makay@excite.com>
>wrote:
> >
> > We hope to run a small study in the ESL program at
> > Baltimore City Community College sponsored by my
> > group, the Maryland Coalition for Literacy. We plan
> > on testing a Word Attack system along with a group
> > reading component to see if students will have
> > better gains in vocabulary acquisition and reading
> > comprehension over a control group. Can anyone
> > suggest a standardized test for an adult ESL
> > population that has national norms and is highly
> > recommended to test vocabulary acquisition and
> > reading comprehension? It needs to have an A and a B
> > form, and I would like it to have several levels of
> > difficulty with a scaled score connecting each
> > level. Should I try to match and compare students
> > with similar profiles in the control vs. the
> > intervention group directly? In addition, if you
> > have some advise in what is the best way to set up
> > my intervention and control groups and how to
> > eliminate confounding variables, feel free to
> > contribute your ideas. I will make sure to credit
> > you in the !
> > study.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > John Makay, Executive Director
> > Maryland Coalition for Literacy
> > 3011 Montebello Terrace
> > Baltimore, MD 21214
> > Phone: 410-444-1400
> > TTY: 711 (MD Relay)
> > Fax: 410-444-0825
> >
>
>
>__________________________________
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>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:34:54 +0900
>From: =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOWI2NiEhSH5ERTtSGyhK?= <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
>Message-ID: <BC0722F2.9015%applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
>
>Hello, list members,
>
>In the words "sword, swordsman" "w" isn't pronounced, or so it says in the
>dictionaries. The dictionaries give a special caution as to its
>pronunciation, saying "w" sound is not pronounced.
>
>One of the NHK English programs says there is a trend in which "w" is
>pronounced, especially in American English. How true is it? What is your
>observation? Is there any recent research on this?
>
>I have also observed and been hearing "dogs, please, trees" pronounced
>with
>the last "S" sounds unvoiced. I know sometimes it's kind of hard to say
>dogZ.
>DogS , unvoiced consonant is easier, but I hear more and more professional
>narrators on the tapes and CDs say treeS instead of treeZ.
>
>Is this another trend?
>
>Mitsuko
>Japan
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:35:59 -0500
>From: "Corinne Moran" <cmoranmv@gis.net>
>To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
>Subject: Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
>Message-ID: <107171829201@mx04.gis.net>
>
>Hello,
> I am a teacher of English as a Second Language and have been a Speech
>Teacher. The 'w' in sword is silent in American English, just as the 'b' in
>doubt is silent. There are others. You simply say the word as if the letter
>were not there.
> As far as I am concerned, correct pronunciation would have the 's' in
>the words you mentioned pronounced as a 'z' sound. I know it is harder to
>pronounce it that way, and we tend to take the easy way. When I teach, I
>teach the correct way. I know however, there are many people who do not
>follow that rule. Certainly, professional narrators on tapes should model
>correct pronunciation. Personally, I hate to see what is happening to our
>pronunciation. I may be in the minority, however.
> Corinne
>
>----------
> >From: çÇã¥Å@î¸íˆéq <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9728] voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> >Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 7:37 PM
> >
>
> > Hello, list members,
> >
> > In the words "sword, swordsman" "w" isn't pronounced, or so it says in
>the
> > dictionaries. The dictionaries give a special caution as to its
> > pronunciation, saying "w" sound is not pronounced.
> >
> > One of the NHK English programs says there is a trend in which "w" is
> > pronounced, especially in American English. How true is it? What is your
> > observation? Is there any recent research on this?
> >
> > I have also observed and been hearing "dogs, please, trees" pronounced
>with
> > the last "S" sounds unvoiced. I know sometimes it's kind of hard to say
> > dogZ.
> > DogS , unvoiced consonant is easier, but I hear more and more
>professional
> > narrators on the tapes and CDs say treeS instead of treeZ.
> >
> > Is this another trend?
> >
> > Mitsuko
> > Japan
> >
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 07:35:30 -0600
>From: Varshna Narumanchi-Jackson <varshna@grandecom.net>
>To: NIFL-ESL <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of
>Message-ID: <BC070942.529F%varshna@grandecom.net>
>
>I would like to think that an intense focus on phonics has had much to do
>with this trend but I haven't anything more than anecdote to back up my
>suspicions. Anyone care to comment on the influence of reading instruction
>methods on pronunciation trends/shifts?
>
>Thanks, Varshna.
>
>
>
>on 12/17/03 9:35 PM, Corinne Moran at cmoranmv@gis.net wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I am a teacher of English as a Second Language and have been a Speech
> > Teacher. The 'w' in sword is silent in American English, just as the 'b'
>in
> > doubt is silent. There are others. You simply say the word as if the
>letter
> > were not there.
> > As far as I am concerned, correct pronunciation would have the 's' in
> > the words you mentioned pronounced as a 'z' sound. I know it is harder
>to
> > pronounce it that way, and we tend to take the easy way. When I teach, I
> > teach the correct way. I know however, there are many people who do not
> > follow that rule. Certainly, professional narrators on tapes should
>model
> > correct pronunciation. Personally, I hate to see what is happening to
>our
> > pronunciation. I may be in the minority, however.
> > Corinne
> >
> > ----------
> >> From: çÇã¥Å@î¸íˆéq <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9728] voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> >> Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 7:37 PM
> >>
> >
> >> Hello, list members,
> >>
> >> In the words "sword, swordsman" "w" isn't pronounced, or so it says in
>the
> >> dictionaries. The dictionaries give a special caution as to its
> >> pronunciation, saying "w" sound is not pronounced.
> >>
> >> One of the NHK English programs says there is a trend in which "w" is
> >> pronounced, especially in American English. How true is it? What is
>your
> >> observation? Is there any recent research on this?
> >>
> >> I have also observed and been hearing "dogs, please, trees" pronounced
>with
> >> the last "S" sounds unvoiced. I know sometimes it's kind of hard to say
> >> dogZ.
> >> DogS , unvoiced consonant is easier, but I hear more and more
>professional
> >> narrators on the tapes and CDs say treeS instead of treeZ.
> >>
> >> Is this another trend?
> >>
> >> Mitsuko
> >> Japan
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:41:49 -0500
>From: "Bonnie Odiorne" <bonniesophia@adelphia.net>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: Comprehension and Vocabulary
>Message-ID: <000f01c3c56c$b0c44b20$0302a8c0@wtrbct.adelphia.net>
>
>The state of CT uses the CASAS system for all program assessments, and it
>is
>a useful tool for initial placement and evaluation. The descriptors of
>scale
>score levels are helpful, and it allows for class and individual profiles
>based on the competencies and tasks tested for. What it doesn't allow for
>is
>a specific breakdown of the skills required for each test item, or specific
>assessment of reading, grammar or vocabulary difficulties. For ESL, it
>evaluates listening comprehension, and when a students tops off the scale,
>he/she is no longer considered ESL, but ABE, but it doesn't take into
>account continuing difficulties with oral communication, pronunciation,
>alphabetic and phonemic awareness, spelling, writing, and the like.
>Warmest Regards,
>Bonnie Odiorne Ph.D
>Program Faciliator, Adult Education
>ABE/ESL Instruction, Integrating Technology
>
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:45:45 -0500
>From: "Judy Rittenhouse" <jrittenhouse@alclv.org>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
>Message-ID: <001301c3c56d$3cc115e0$6501a8c0@alclv.org>
>
> >>Personally, I hate to see what is happening to our pronunciation.<<
>
>We teach standard English pronunciation with the caveat that said
>pronunciation is dynamic. And, of course, those of us who cherish
>traditional pronunciation ('traditional' meaning: non-dialect, American
>pronunciation in U. S. films made in the 1960s), use it ourselves. There's
>no future in clinging to something as 'correct' if most English speakers
>eventually use something else.
>
>But two social factors persist. First, if using a different pronunciation
>brings social opprobrium to the speaker, it reflects a lag in public
>perception, at least in that specific context. English learners should
>recognize that this can happen. And second, when someone mocks my
>traditional, American pronunciation or (formerly) correct grammar, then the
>shoe is on the other foot...and I laugh along while wanting to smack 'em.
>This experience is surely one English learners can recognize.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Corinne Moran <cmoranmv@gis.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:34 PM
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9729] Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I am a teacher of English as a Second Language and have been a
>Speech
> > Teacher. The 'w' in sword is silent in American English, just as the 'b'
>in
> > doubt is silent. There are others. You simply say the word as if the
>letter
> > were not there.
> > As far as I am concerned, correct pronunciation would have the 's'
>in
> > the words you mentioned pronounced as a 'z' sound. I know it is harder
>to
> > pronounce it that way, and we tend to take the easy way. When I teach, I
> > teach the correct way. I know however, there are many people who do not
> > follow that rule. Certainly, professional narrators on tapes should
>model
> > correct pronunciation. Personally, I hate to see what is happening to
>our
> > pronunciation. I may be in the minority, however.
> > Corinne
> >
> > ----------
> > >From: çÇã¥Å@î¸í^éq <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
> > >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9728] voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> > >Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 7:37 PM
> > >
> >
> > > Hello, list members,
> > >
> > > In the words "sword, swordsman" "w" isn't pronounced, or so it says
>in
>the
> > > dictionaries. The dictionaries give a special caution as to its
> > > pronunciation, saying "w" sound is not pronounced.
> > >
> > > One of the NHK English programs says there is a trend in which "w" is
> > > pronounced, especially in American English. How true is it? What is
>your
> > > observation? Is there any recent research on this?
> > >
> > > I have also observed and been hearing "dogs, please, trees"
>pronounced
>with
> > > the last "S" sounds unvoiced. I know sometimes it's kind of hard to
>say
> > > dogZ.
> > > DogS , unvoiced consonant is easier, but I hear more and more
>professional
> > > narrators on the tapes and CDs say treeS instead of treeZ.
> > >
> > > Is this another trend?
> > >
> > > Mitsuko
> > > Japan
> > >
> >
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:23:36 -0800
>From: "susan guzzetta" <scguzze@fresno.k12.ca.us>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
>Message-ID: <37E27EAC319870439379BF42DD12767E082C7F@fas-exch-01.FAS.ADS>
>
>Those words are pronounces with the Z sound because the last consonant
>before the "s" is voiced. You can find the rules for when to pronounce
>the final S as "s", "z", or "iz" in any phonetics/pronunciation book.
>
>Susan Guzzetta
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Corinne
>Moran
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 7:35 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9729] Re: voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of
>sword.
>
>Hello,
> I am a teacher of English as a Second Language and have been a
>Speech
>Teacher. The 'w' in sword is silent in American English, just as the 'b'
>in
>doubt is silent. There are others. You simply say the word as if the
>letter
>were not there.
> As far as I am concerned, correct pronunciation would have the 's'
>in
>the words you mentioned pronounced as a 'z' sound. I know it is harder
>to
>pronounce it that way, and we tend to take the easy way. When I teach, I
>teach the correct way. I know however, there are many people who do not
>follow that rule. Certainly, professional narrators on tapes should
>model
>correct pronunciation. Personally, I hate to see what is happening to
>our
>pronunciation. I may be in the minority, however.
> Corinne
>
>----------
> >From: çÇã¥Å@î¸íˆéq <applepie@minos.ocn.ne.jp>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9728] voiced or unvoiced S, pronunciation of sword.
> >Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 7:37 PM
> >
>
> > Hello, list members,
> >
> > In the words "sword, swordsman" "w" isn't pronounced, or so it says
>in the
> > dictionaries. The dictionaries give a special caution as to its
> > pronunciation, saying "w" sound is not pronounced.
> >
> > One of the NHK English programs says there is a trend in which "w" is
> > pronounced, especially in American English. How true is it? What is
>your
> > observation? Is there any recent research on this?
> >
> > I have also observed and been hearing "dogs, please, trees"
>pronounced with
> > the last "S" sounds unvoiced. I know sometimes it's kind of hard to
>say
> > dogZ.
> > DogS , unvoiced consonant is easier, but I hear more and more
>professional
> > narrators on the tapes and CDs say treeS instead of treeZ.
> >
> > Is this another trend?
> >
> > Mitsuko
> > Japan
> >
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:50:30 -0800
>From: "Shanpin Fanchiang" <sfanchiang@dhs.co.la.ca.us>
>To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>
>Subject: Re: Naughty and nice (to borrow a phrase)
>Message-ID: <sfe18683.040@gwia.dhs.co.la.ca.us>
>
>
>
> >>> maryann@cal.org 12/31/01 07:16AM >>>
>Happy New Year to everyone on NIFL-ESL. This brings wishes for a
>joyous, safe, and prosperous 2002!
>
>I just thougth I'd share a message from CALL guru Mark Warschauer's
>Papyrus News email list. In it, Mark lists some "naughty and nice"
>behaviors that are worth keeping in mind for the new year.
>
>All the best,
>MaryAnn Florez
>NIFL-ESL Moderator
>
>
>*********************************************************************
>This message was distributed by Papyrus News. Feel free to forward
>this message to others, preferably with this introduction. For info on
>Papyrus News, including how to (un)subscribe or access archives, see
><http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw/papyrus-news.html>.
>*********************************************************************
>
>Now that Christmas is over, here's my report on people's naughty and
>nice computer-mediated communication behavior this year.
>
>NAUGHTY!!! (shame on you)
>
>Multiple Recipients on the "To:" Line
>
>If you ever need to contact a lot of people by e-mail, please do not
>ever cut and paste lots of e-mail addresses on the "to:" line.
>Inevitably, somebody will reply to all, and somebody else will reply
>to all, and eventually you'll have a difficult-to-stop chain going
>on. Fortunately, there's a very easy alternate method: just put one
>e-mail address on the "to:" line (e.g., your own), and then put all
>the other e-mail addresses on the "bcc:" line. Everybody will still
>get your message but they won't see (or be able to reply to) all the
>other recipients.
>
>Unsigned E-Mail
>
>Why do some people write email messages without signing them
>(especially if they are writing for the first time)? Don't you hate
>having to go to the return address (which itself might not include
>the name) and trying to figure out who you're corresponding with?
>
>Please Unsubscribe Me...
>
>Every Papyrus News message includes a link at the very top to a Web
>page with information on subscribing or unsubscribing. If somebody
>follows the instructions and has trouble unsubscribing, I don't mind
>helping them. But when people are too lazy even to look at the
>instructions and want me to unsubscribe them instead, that gets a bit
>irritating (especially when multipled by x number of times over a
>week or month).
>
>Vacation Mail
>
>If you insist on using vacation mail (and I use it myself), please
>set it so that it only replies to personally-addressed messages (i.e,
>with your own email address on the "to:" line) and not to collective
>message (e.g., from Papyrus News). It's not too fun to get several
>vacation mail messages every time I send out a message. (If you
>don't know how to do this, check with your systems administrator,
>since vacation mail varies from system to system). If you have
>already checked with your system administrator and you are 100% sure
>that you are unable to set your vacation mail that way, please drop
>me a short note so that at least I know that you tried (and I can
>then set a filter to automatically discard your vacation mail
>responses).
>
>www.whyistherenohttp.com
>
>When listing URLs in e-mail messages, please put the "http://" in
>front of the address (i.e., don't just start it with www...) Why?
>Well, many people's e-mail systems (including my own) are set so that
>any URL with "http://" in front of it is "hot-clickable", i.e., I can
>just click on it and automatically go to the Website. However,
>without the "http:", I have to cut and paste the address into a
>browser. Maybe it only takes a few seconds, but when you multiple
>that by many URLs, etc. This is particularly irking when the URL is
>in somebody's signature (which means that everybody receives the
>http-less URL) or in a public announcement for a conference or event.
>
>Websites without Directories or Contact Information or Homepage Links
>
>Don't you hate when you go to a university Website and there's no
>directory on the home page with personnel? Along the same lines,
>isn't it irritating to go to a Website and not be able to easily find
>somebody's e-mail address or other contact info? Or when you are on
>an internal page of a site and there's no easy way to get back to the
>main page?
>
>NICE!!! (thank you!!!!!!!)
>
>E-mail messages with...
>- Clear subject lines
>- Short paragraphs, with a blank line between paragraphs
>- URLs for more information (when appropriate)
>- Clear response dates (if an action is requested)
>- Polite thoughts
>- Warm greetings
>- Humor
>- Appreciation
>
>Websites with...
>- Directories (where appropriate)
>- Site maps (where appropriate)
>- Few graphics and fast downloads
>- Nothing flashing or moving
>
>Now, let's see who will be naughty and nice next year!
>Mark
>
>
>
>
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>End of NIFL-ESL Digest 2349
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