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Subject:Re: Plural Problem From:Martyn Thirlway <thirlwaym -at- USOFT -dot- NL> Date:Thu, 8 Aug 1996 08:56:00 PDT
<snip>
Press the "Reset" and then the "Init" buttons.
or
Press the "Reset" and then the "Init" button.
or
Press the "Reset" button, and then the "Init" button.
I guess the last is the clearest, but I don't like the repetition. The
second
could sound like "Reset" is not a button; and the first sounds like "Init"
is
more than one button.
<end>
The last is the best - why? - because it is clear and accurate
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