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Subject:phrase changes meaning of sentence From:Tara Charter <chartertmc -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:00:13 -0700 (PDT)
the computer must meet these requirements and the user probably can't get to computers on other networks
so
> B. You can run ingest jobs from any computer that meets the requirements.
Tara Charter
Technical Writer / Business Analyst
Proxibid / TekSystems
--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Leonard C. Porrello <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com> wrote:
> From: Leonard C. Porrello <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>
> Subject: Grammer question
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 1:27 PM
> I can't decide which of the following two expression is
> preferable:
>
>
>
> A. You can run ingest jobs from any computer that meets
> requirements in
> your network.
>
>
>
> Vs.
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>
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> B. You can run ingest jobs from any computer in your
> network that meets
> requirements.
>
>
>
> The requirements mentioned pertain to the computer, not the
> network.
>
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> I am leaning toward B, but I am not sure why. Thoughts?
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> Thanks in advance!
>
> Leonard
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>
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