RE: can anyone suggest a synonym or a better way of saying broken dow n

["Michael West" <mike -dot- west -at- oz -dot- quest -dot- com>]

Sanjay Srikonda wrote:

 > "I really don't like the
 > negative connotation that
 > "broken down" has
 > and would like to find an 
 > alternative, any suggestions?


You are wise to avoid "broken down."
"Listed" or "grouped" would work fine in
the example you provided -- which was:

"This file contains all holdings at
that trust broken down by fund and
account."

By the way, the file doesn't "contain holdings". 
It contains data or information about holdings.


-- 
Michael West
Technical Writer
Melbourne, Australia

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