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Subject:Re: Comma rules and the imperative From:Claudine M Jalajas <CMJalajas -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:02:20 EST
In a message dated 11/5/98 2:24:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM writes:
> If you have to ask, don't do it. Find a simpler way.
I would have to agree here. I had a professor once say to me, "is it 'the
data is' or 'the data are?" I said, "uhhhhhh." He said, "it's a simple fix,
don't say data!"
