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Re: "...do busines in." -or- "...in which you do business"
Subject:Re: "...do busines in." -or- "...in which you do business" From:Suzette Seveny <sseveny -at- PETVALU -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 12 May 1999 14:46:44 -0400
Even with the evolution of language, I would select door number 1 - I still
cringe at the thought of ending a sentence with a preposition. I accept that
it occurs frequently in every day language, and perhaps some informal
communication (i.e., letter to a friend or mother), but never in a business
letter or publication.
Suzette Seveny
Markham, Ontario, Canada
sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com
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On Wednesday, May 12, 1999 1:48 PM, John Posada [SMTP:jposada01 -at- YAHOO -dot- COM]
wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I know which one to use grammatically,
> but being that language does evolve, what would you
> use in your documentation?
>
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> You will be guided through the process of creating and
> defining the information that identifies each country
> in which you do business.
>
> or
>
> You will be guided through the process of creating and
> defining the information that identifies each country
> you do business in.
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> ===