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Subject:RE: to be versus ing From:Roy Jacobsen <rjacobse -at- GreatPlains -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:45:47 -0600
The answer is a definitive "It depends." Is this a heading, or part of a
paragraph? As a heading, it could go either way. As part of a paragraph, the
second one fails the "complete sentence" test.
At any rate, I'd rather see the sentence recast as active voice (as others
have also noted).
Roy M. Jacobsen
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brierley, Sean [mailto:Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 11:00 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: to be versus ing
Okay guys, any preference and why:
"Software tables may need to be manually updated."
"Software tables that may need manual updating."
Thanks for the thought.
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
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