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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Confectioner

Is confectioner a word that the Plain English Campaign would approve of?

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Anonymous Is ' confectioner ' a word that the Plain English Campaign would approve of? Occasionally we get sentences that ask a question, and it's hard to know if it's the usual, "I wrote this question. " or if it's a "real-world" question looking for a "real-world" answer.

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  • Anonymous Is ' confectioner ' a word that the Plain English Campaign would approve of?
  • Occasionally we get sentences that ask a question, and it's hard to know if it's the usual, "I wrote this question.
  • " or if it's a "real-world" question looking for a "real-world" answer.
  • In the first case, you need to mark the word "confectioner" to get the punctuation correct.
  • In the second case, you have to ask the Plain English Campaign.
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AnonymousIs 'confectioner' a word that the Plain English Campaign would approve of?
Occasionally we get sentences that ask a question, and it's hard to know if it's the usual, "I wrote this question. Is it grammatically correct and punctuated correctly?" or if it's a "real-world" question
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Sorry, what I mean is would most people understand what a "confectioner" is? If that was written in a newspaper, would people such as The Mirror understand what that is? I guess confectionary company might be more widely understood. I'm not sure.
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Anonymouswould most people understand what a "confectioner" is?
It's hard to give a definite answer without conducting a survey. It might be more like 50-50.
AnonymousIf that was written in a newspaper, would people such as The Mirror understand what that is?
I thought "The Mirror" was a newspaper. I don't think we
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Sorry, that was a typo! I meant people who read The Mirror. Thanks for replying.
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AnonymousI meant people who read The Mirror.
I thought so. I figured it had to be either that or the editorial board of The Mirror, and the second one didn't make as much sense.

CJ
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