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Subject:Re: "Appears" or "displays" - contains or lists From:Ed Gregory <edgregory -at- HOME -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:36:21 -0600
Scott McClare suggested:
>>
>> Try, "The following table lists the imported information," or whatever
>> variation thereof bets fits your context.
>>
If we are looking for concise writing, a table does not list information,
it contains information. A list lists information. The concise
description, depending on the form of the imported data, might be:
