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Subject:Re: Sentence structure From:Sue Ellen Adkins <sea -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 21 Jun 1995 21:27:34 -0700
I prefer stating the goal and then the process of getting there. As a user, I
hate to read list of steps only to discover that it doesn't end at my goal.
It reminds me of the college test trick where the instructor tells you to read
the entire (long) test before answering any questions; the last question says
to only answer 1,2 and 5. I don't like user manuals to mislead me.
