Re: there is vs. there's

Subject: Re: there is vs. there's
From: "John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Zen C" <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:40:31 -0400

Most companies with style guides will define whether contractions are
permissible. Some feel it creates an objectionable informality and some find
it creates a desirable intimacy.

On 4/16/08, Zen C <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there a rule about using "there is/there's" in Technical Writing? or is
> it a standard followed based on preference.
>
>
> --
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President

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