Re: Punctuation question

Subject: Re: Punctuation question
From: debora ames <deboraames -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com" <tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2019 18:42:22 +0000

I would write it as: The information is displayed across five tabs which, from left to
right, are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.

...because if you remove ", from left to right,", the sentence will still make sense.
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Subject: Punctuation question

Consider the following three sentences:



1. The information is displayed across five tabs, which, from left to
right, are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.
2. The information is displayed across five tabs, which from left to
right, are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.
3. The information is displayed across five tabs, which from left to
right are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.



Three different editors. Three different copy edits. I have my 'druthers,
but I thought I would reach out to all the writers on this list and get a
majority opinion. And yes, I am saying opinion, because I know that there is
an absolute right and wrong, but I need to be neutral and non-judgmental
when supplying my feedback and making the correction. Three egos are
involved. . . .



TVB



Tammy Van Boening

Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com

www.spectrumwritingllc.com<http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com> <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com>



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