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Subject:Re: FW: Stuck on a Term From:sinico -at- nbnet -dot- nb -dot- ca (H.Durstling) To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Tue, 23 May 2000 11:33:52 -0300
"There are two fields (DAYTIME TELEPHONE and E-MAIL ADDRESS) and at least
one of those fields must be completed. The user may decide which field to
complete. The fields are not required fields, they are ___________
fields..... "
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optional fields
If they are in fact optional, but they aren't, since one MUST be filled
out. There is probably no way to express all that meaning clearly in a
single word. It's like trying to pour too much milk into too small a glass.
Why not say "pick one?"
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Cheers
Hans Durstling
Moncton, Canada
<sinico -at- nbnet -dot- nb -dot- ca>
