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Subject:Re: "One of these" versus "Either of these" From:"Dan Roberts" <droberts63 -at- earthlink -dot- net> To:"Ezriel Yellin" <ezriely -at- fundtech -dot- co -dot- il>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:46:35 -0400
or what about "any one of the following" if you have multiple options...
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>..but "one of..." implies a list of items that may or may not have
>different results; for example:
>If your computer stops responding for more than 30 minutes do one of the
>following:
>* Press CTRL + ALT + DEL keys on your keyboard.
>* Press the big red button on the tower case marked "Emergency Restart".
>* Hit every key on the keyboard hard enough to sprain your wrist.
>* Throw the darned thing off the roof.
