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Sue Deichmann wondered how to reword the following sentence while
eliminating pronouns as much as possible: <<The subscriber you have selected
cannot be removed because he/she has dependent mailboxes. Please remove
these mailboxes before removing the subscriber.>>
Start by expressing what the reader is trying to achieve, then explaining
how to achieve this: "To remove this subscriber, you must first remove all
dependent mailboxes."
--Geoff Hart, Pointe-Claire, Quebec
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
"The paperless office will arrive when the paperless toilet
arrives."--Matthew Stevens
