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RE: can you think of an example of 'click on' used in a grammatic ally incorrect way?
Subject:RE: can you think of an example of 'click on' used in a grammatic ally incorrect way? From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 5 Dec 2003 16:55:46 -0500
1. The user has to click one of two buttons in a dialog box: "On" or "Off."
Now, it may be grammatically correct to write, "Click on 'On'" or "Click on
'Off,'" but it would be awkward and confusing.
2. Regardless of the text that you click, the preposition "on" is needless.
Omit needless words.
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth OShea
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:00 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: can you think of an example of 'click on' used in a
> grammatically incorrect way?
>
> ... I am changing our docs so they say 'click'
> rather than
> 'click on'. I'm doing this because 'click' is more widely
> used throughout
> the IT industry and because there are instances when 'click on' is
> grammatically incorrect. But of course I can't think of a
> grammatically
> incorrect instance. I do know it can be incorrect because I found an
> instance about two years ago -- and didn't write it down. I'd
> appreciate
> receiving your examples. I'll add one of them to the updates
> for our style
> guide.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Elizabeth OShea
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