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Subject:Re: Punctuation question From:MAGGIE SECARA <SECARAM -at- MAINSAVER -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:27:09 -0700
>From the Add menu, choose New Record.
It's redundant to tell them to click Add then choose from the Add menu,
unless you know your audience is clueless about using standard Windows
stuff, and you expect them to stay that way. "And then" is also needlessly
wordy.
It's not a matter of punctuation. It's about clear, direct English.
Cheers!
Maggie Secara
secaram -at- mainsaver -dot- com
The English Renaissance is alive at http://ren.dm.net >
> Example: From the toolbar click Add and then select New
> Record from the Add
> menu.
>
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