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RE: non-parallelism - looking for the ok to let it go...
Subject:RE: non-parallelism - looking for the ok to let it go... From:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com> To:'Paresh Naik' <paresh -dot- n -dot- naik -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:43:05 -0700
Paresh Naik wrote:
> If attempting parallelism results in many awkward constructions, I
> would not
> aim for perfect, 100% parallel constructions. Here's what "Read Me
> First"
> says:
Oh, excellent! I bet you just jogged Janice Gelb's memory! :-)
So, Monique, according to the much-admired Sun style guide, the answer to "Should I strive for parallelism?" is "It depends." :-)
Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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