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Subject:The editor was *not* correct. From:"Vollbach, Elizabeth" <evollbach -at- LOGICON -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 19 Jun 1995 08:20:01 PST
I'm surprised that someone said that the editor who used "things" was
correct. Why would the editor feel he/she had to use "things" in
order to make the sentence complete? Look at the sentence that the
editor rewrote.
> When you have done the following things, you are ready to move
> mail messages:
> - Created ...
> - Moved ...
The editor could have deleted "things." It's just a waste of space.
Beth
