Re: reduced relative clause: -ing form vs. which

Subject: Re: reduced relative clause: -ing form vs. which
From: joanne grey <clarifiedmind -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:04:53 -0700 (PDT)

I'd probably use  "a custom map is a ZIP file that contains: <list contents>" because "that" is the restrictive clause, and because I like bulleted lists where possible.

 
Do good and be well,


    -j


>________________________________
> From: Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com>
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>
>Which do you prefer and why:
>
>[a] A custom map is a ZIP file containing the following...
>
>[b] A custom map is a ZIP file which contains the following...
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