Boolean value: Whether or Not or IF

Subject: Boolean value: Whether or Not or IF
From: Rob Hudson <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: 'techwr-l List' <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:03:07 -0400

Hello Everyone,

If you're describing a boolean column in a document, for example
"EnableBackButton," would you describe it as:

"Whether or not the back button should appear on the screen" or
"If the back button should appear on the screen" or
"Should the back button appear on the screen?"

I'm getting nitpicky with my wording of boolean settings.
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