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Re: "Next" or "the following" -- What is your preference?

Subject: Re: "Next" or "the following" -- What is your preference?
From: "Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Cardimon,Craig" <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:26:14 -0500

Me too :-)

Everyone is trained in Information Mapping here, so they seem to want more
at the end of the introductory sentence. I prefer Gene's method, but people
get fussy with me if I do that.

I think I'll just go back to "the following," especially after the MSMTS and
the Sun Read Me First guides say so. I looked it up, and I believe that
"following" in this instance is a participial adjective (present participal)
modifying a thing (list, steps, and so on), even if the thing is implied.

Too bad. I always lean toward using the shorter word if I can.

Thanks, everybody, for the comments!

PT

On 12/11/06, Cardimon,Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com> wrote:


I like it. It's clear and direct. Too much in life isn't.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:05 AM
To: Pro TechWriter; Claire Conant
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: "Next" or "the following" -- What is your preference?

Assuming that the directive in question is coming on the heels
of a description of the form and its purpose, my choice would
be simply to say:

To complete the form:

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step
etc.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
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To: "Claire Conant" <Claire -dot- Conant -at- digeo -dot- com>
Cc: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: "Next" or "the following" -- What is your preference?


> It's more like:
>
> "Choose one from the list, next:"
>
> or
>
> "Use the steps, next, to complete the form:"

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