Re: Preposition at Beginning or End?

["Rob Hudson" <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I'd probably select #2, and change "select" to "choose":

Choose USA in the Country box.

The sentence is short enough so I don't think any meaning is lost
between "USA" and "Country box" that merits a prepositional phrase up
front.


On 4/19/07, Dave Kerschbaum <dave -at- smackdabdesign -dot- com> wrote:
> My company's style guide says,
>
> "Begin with the first location, move to the second, an so on. For example,
> 'From the files panel, select the import subpanel.' Do not say 'Select
> the import
> subpanel from the files panel.'
>
> The reason, like others have stated, is the purpose is to guide the user
> through tasks in the order that he or she would be doing them.
>
> I don't much like the way it sounds, but I agree with the purpose.
>
> dave.
>
> On 4/19/07, Keith Hansen <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > Which sentence do you prefer:
> > Sentence No. 1: "From the Country drop-down list, select USA."
> > Sentence No. 2: "Select USA from the Country drop-down list."
> >
> >
> >
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