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Subject:Re: Displays versus Appears-Which One? From:"Jane Bergen" <jane -dot- bergen -at- usa -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:41:05 -0600
We've discussed this before, but it's been awhile... I'm really amazed at
the variety of responses you're getting, but here goes one more:
"Appears" is a strange choice of words, to me. And "displays" is indeed a
transitive verb (but NOT passive voice...sheesh!)
Why not use something simple, like "opens"?
Jane Bergen
----- Original Message -----
From: <bogucki91030 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> My last tech editor would ding me if I used 'appears'
> instead of 'displays' when describing the action a
> window or other grahical element "takes" (for lack of
> a better word) when you click on it. She said to use
> 'displays' instead. I got into thaet habit.
>
> On this job, the other two tech writers say they have
> never heard of this, and consider 'appears' to be
> fine.
>
> Example: Select ABC. The GHI window displays, on
> which you can..."
>
> as opposed to "Select ABC. The GHI window appears, on
> which you can..."
>
> Which one?
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