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Just to be ornery, what's the difference between "From the main window"
and "From the Destination list"? Aren't they both "locations"?
Toni Williams
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bergen, Jane [SMTP:janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 11:21 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: "Wish" in tech docs
>
> Hmmm. Just read all the replies so far, and none of them have come up
> with this one yet:
>
> > On the Destination list, click the Destination to edit.
>
> If some kind of intent just HAS to be spelled out, use "want" not
> "wish"
> -- it's too wishy-washy. Two other things:
>
> 1. Drop the "on" in "click on" -- it's redundant.
> 2. (This is picky) Use "in" or "on" the list, not from. I reserve
> "from"
> for a location, such as "From the main window..."
>
> Jane
> Jane Bergen, Technical Writer
> AnswerSoft, Inc.
> Richardson, TX (972)997-8355
>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2>Just to be ornery, what's the =
difference between "From the main window" and =
"From the Destination list"? Aren't they both =
"locations"?</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2>Toni Williams</FONT>
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<UL><P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Bergen, Jane [SMTP:janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Tuesday, July 21, 1998 11:21 PM</FONT>
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FACE=3D"Arial">TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU</FONT>
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FACE=3D"Arial">Subject: </FONT>=
</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Re: "Wish" in tech =
docs</FONT>
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<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hmmm. Just read all =
the replies so far, and none of them have come up</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">with this one =
yet:</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> On the =
Destination list, click the Destination to edit.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If some kind of =
intent just HAS to be spelled out, use "want" not =
"wish"</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">-- it's too =
wishy-washy. Two other things:</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">1. Drop the =
"on" in "click on" -- it's redundant.</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">2. (This is picky) =
Use "in" or "on" the list, not from. I reserve =
"from"</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">for a location, =
such as "From the main window..."</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jane</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jane Bergen, =
Technical Writer</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">AnswerSoft, =
Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Richardson, =
TX (972)997-8355</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
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