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Subject:Re: before/prior to From:Glen Accardo <glen -at- SOFTINT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Aug 1994 10:33:55 -0500
> But on Monday, I read of Karen Kay's "before" discomfort:
> >I've been saying "versions of this software prior to 3.0".
> >"Before" sounds funny to me in this case.
> "Versions of this software prior to 3.0" sounds stilted to me, though.
> How about "versions older than 3.0"?
"Versions of this software prior to/before X.x" both sound sorta wierd
to me, but I wouldn't edit either out of a sentence. When I write such
things, I usually don't use "versions" as the subject/object. I'll
write:
Before version X.X, Farklesnarben caused cancer. This bug has been fixed.
I've had some bad comments on such a format internally, especially from
marketing. Apparantly its bad to admit that you ever had a bug. Sales
doesn't seem to mind, support likes the format and development doesn't
care how it's phrased.
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glen accardo glen -at- softint -dot- com
Software Interfaces, Inc. (713) 492-0707 x122
Houston, TX 77084
