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Try explaining what will actually happen,
specifically. For example: To format the drive, click
Run.
--- Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> You might carry out your laundry, but is this the
> best
> usage we can find for what is done when a command is
> executed?
>
> Ex: To carry out the command, click Run. The lights
> on
> your hard drive will flash as it is formatted.
>
> Ex: Click Run to carry out the command, and then
> back
> up your data.
>
> I don't like "run" either, an "execute" might be too
> formal, but "carry out" continues to bother the heck
> out of me. What do you use when you have to describe
> what happens when a command executes?
>
>
> User Interface design blog
>http://user-advocacy.blogspot.com/
> Code::Design::UI::Consulting
>http://www.dionysius.com/
>
>
>
>
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