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Thanks! You re correct, they wanted the all emphasized. As for the
ellipses... no the sentence does not end there. I'm just sparing you all
the agony of what IS there <grin>
Thanks again!
Deborah
Lauren wrote:
> I agree with your final choice, but I do not like the use of "all," unless
> that was emphasized for some marketing purpose, but I do like that it breaks
> up the sentence in two short phrases. Brochure sentences should be rather
> brief, like your two phrases, since people are not reading for content.
> They want the gist of what it being sold. Does the sentence really end in
> ellipses? I don't like that.
>
> Lauren
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>> From: Deborah Hemstreet
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>> Thanks to you all for your comments and suggestions on this
>> one. While
>> not optimal, I believe the following text is now better:
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>> We have issued licenses for six technologies, all in various
>> stages of
>> development....
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>> Thanks to all (including those of you who replied off-list).
>>
>> Deborah
>> http://www.tech-challenged.com
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