Thread: Are contractions hard for readers if English isn't their first language?
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Old 01-04-2011, 10:27 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Billi View Post
I wouldn’t like it if an American writer would edit his works especially for ESL readers. We want to learn your language as you speak and write it and not a polished version!

My greatest problem with American books are the measuring units. I never know how many feet or stones make a small/tall or thin/fat person. But that you can’t change because than your home audience wouldn’t understand you.
Thank you so much for that answer! It's exactly what I wanted to know.

As far as the units of measurement, I actually debated about that for months before deciding to use feet and inches. I considered 'paces' and 'days travel' as units of measure too. In the end, the standard units of measurement were easiest for me to write and I figured European readers would be used to Americans doing whatever they wanted. *grin*
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