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Subject:Using "things" in prose From:"Dave L. Meek's User Account" <dave -at- ROGUE -dot- DISC-SYNERGY -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 16 Jun 1995 09:56:25 -0700
Barbara Hallnan wrote:
We all love getting our sacred prose edited.
I'm currently being edited, and my editor changed:
> You are ready to move mail messages if you have:
> - Created ....
> - Moved ...
> to
> When you have done the following things, you are ready to move
> mail messages:
> - Created ...
> - Moved ...
> I have a THING against using THINGS in my prose.
> What's your opinion?
First of all, your original version reads MUCH better; the
"edited" version is long and clumsy. IMHO, "things" in this
context sounds bland, which doesn't help matters.
Good luck!
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Dave Meek
