RE: language usage preference

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

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> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 6:47 AM
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> Subject: language usage preference
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> I am writing the same things over and over again so have become
> confused, what would be better to use?
> To run the report, define a time period and location.
> Or
> Define a time period and location to run the report.
> (I prefer the first)
> 

Both sentences are implying (not clearly stating) that at the millisecond I
have done what's necessary to define a location (after I defined a time
period), the report will run. There's nothing else I have to do but define
those two things (which are presumably tasks that don't need any further
explanation). Is this what you intend to say?

If the above is true, the first example is unambiguous. The second has a
problematic use of "to" after "location" that can be read in at least two
ways.

But if you don't mean the above, there are more significant problems than
the structure of the sentence.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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