Re: Variety in Tech Writing (was: Display, Displays, or Appears)

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Perhaps I was unclear.  This is the exact same choice
of reactions I would have if there was a statement that
said "The Print dialog box appears" and then it didn't.

Gene Kim-Eng



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned Bedinger" <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>

> The ambiguity you're now coping with is why a statement of the correct 
> result is valuable. The writer could write herself out of your train 
> of doubts, focusing your attention on the problem by adding the result 
> dimension to the instruction:
>
>>> 3. Choose print options from the print window.
>       The Print dialog box appears.
>
>>> 4. Click "OK" to print.

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