(and) then I threw in my 2 cents

Subject: (and) then I threw in my 2 cents
From: "Wright, Lynne" <lwright -at- positron911 -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:53:19 -0400


CAMBRIDGE... well, what do THEY know... buncha toff-nosed hacks.

I'm with you John... go with the Tech Writing golden rule: if you can leave
a word out and users will still get what you're saying, leave it out. I also
find that using "and then" just sounds makes the sentence sound choppier.
Its one of those situations where the rules are meant to be bent.

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Bonnie Granat asked:

> You are giving two instructions, so you must have a conjunction.
> Would you say, "Trim the tree, later open your presents."?

Only if it were common usage among my audience.

Consider this entry from the Cambridge Dictionary:

then (NEXT)
adverb
next or after that:
Let me finish this job, then we'll go.
Give her the letter to read, then she'll understand.

__________________________
Regards,
John Wilcox, Technical Writer
Zetron, Redmond






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