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I think the other replies got distracted by the
ghost in the machine issue. For my money, prompt
is a BAD fit as a synonym for ask. I'd rather see
a construction like:
A "yes" answer lets the system find any new or
invalid wuddleblups. The system prompts the user
to add the new ones and delete the invalid ones.
--or--
The system prompts the user to determine whether
it should add the new ones and delete the invalid
ones.
