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Subject:Re: "You may click" vs. "Click" From:Jim Grey <jwg -at- ACD4 -dot- ACD -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 5 Aug 1994 09:06:47 -0500
Peggy Thompson says:
>But do you ever write, "At the prompt, YOU MAY type blah blah to
>access the system"?
I suppose, for optional prompts, "you may type" is a way to write it. I
prefer, "If you want to blah, type blort at the prompt."
Otherwise, "you may" adds no meaning. Leave it out. "Type blort at the
prompt."
jim grey
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