describing range - use of from/between

["Nuzhath Shereen" <nuzhath -dot- shereen -at- cominsights -dot- com>]

Hello,

To describe a range of values:
When should we use "from" and when should we use "between"? In both cases,
are the start and end numbers included?

for example: What is the difference between the foll? (or can we use these
interchangeably?)

The valid values are 0 to 5
The valid values are from 0 to 5 (no ambiguity here)
The valid values are between 0 and 5 (does this include 0 and 5)?
The valid range is 0 to 5?

Guess what I really want to know is the general way to describe fields that
can take values from a range of numbers (version number, log level, severity
level etc.,)

Regards,
Nuzhath


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hart, Geoff" <Geoff-H -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA>
To: "Techwr-L (E-mail)" <TECHWR-L -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>; "'Nuzhath Shereen'"
<nuzhath -dot- shereen -at- cominsights -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: Putting tips/notes within a numbered list?


> Nuzhath Shereen reports: <<Iam new to this mailing list. I'm not sure if
> this list has discussions on basic concepts.>>
>
> Just about any topic is fair game, provided it relates to technical
> communication. That's particularly true if you've looked through the
> archives (http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/archives/archives.html) and
> haven't found an answer to your question.
>
> <<I would like to know if we can put a tip or a note between 2 sentences
of
> a numbered list? For example:...
> 2.  do this
> tip: .....
> 3.  do that
> Is the above format okay? or should we put the tip at the end of the list.
> But the tip here is relevant only to item 2?>>
>
> Your format is fine, provided that readers do not require the tip before
> they can successfully do step 2. Such tips, including warnings, should
> always come _before_ the step they describe so readers have a chance to
> understand the potential problems before they try to perform the step. If
> the tip describes the best way to do step 2, it should come before step 2;
> if it only explains something the reader should consider _after_ they've
> done step 2, then it's current position is fine. (A good example might be:
> 2. Save the file. Tip: make a backup copy now in case your computer
> crashes.)
>
> --Geoff Hart, geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
> Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada
> 580 boul. St-Jean
> Pointe-Claire, Que., H9R 3J9 Canada
>
> "Writing, in a way, is listening to the others' language and reading with
> the others' eyes."--Trinh T. Minh-Ha, "Woman native other"
>



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