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Subject:RE: Is Contents Singular or Plural? From:"Margaritis, Peter" <PMargaritis -at- alldata -dot- net> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:35:57 -0500
This is the best answer I have heard all day!!
Pete Margaritis
Tech Writer and Part time Writer
Alliance Data Systems
PMargaritis -at- alldata -dot- net
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> From: Jim Cort[SMTP:jcort -at- totaltel -dot- com]
> Reply To: Jim Cort
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 08:41 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Is Contents Singular or Plural?
>
> The second one.
> Because I say so.
> Jim Cort
> Technical Writer
> Totaltel
> Jcort -at- totaltel -dot- com <mailto:Jcort -at- totaltel -dot- com>
>
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> Which is correct and why?
>
> The contents of the table entry area are unpredictable when no
match is found.
> The contents of the table entry area is unpredictable when no match
is found.
> Thank you,
>
>
> David
> David Wollenberger
> Technical Writer
>
> Sterling Software, Inc. * Information Management Division
> 5900 Canoga Ave * Woodland Hills, CA 91367
> (818) 716-1637, x270 * FAX: (818) 703-8529
>
> david -dot- wollenberger -at- sterling -dot- com
>
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