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Subject:Re: "Ability" or "allows" From:MAGGIE SECARA <SECARAM -at- MAINSAVER -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:01:24 -0700
I tend to go for the simplest variation, and even "allows" always seems
likes to much to me because it requires an infinitive. Who needs the extra
construction? I'd use:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- YAHOO -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:05 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: "Ability" or "allows"
>
>
> The question of the day :-)
>
> The context is a procedure that is initiated by
> selecting a command from a dropdown list from a menu
> bar. Ok, if you must ask, yes, it is an icon :-{
>
> --------------------------
>
> "This selection gives you the ability to define the
> countries..."
>
> or
>
> "This selection allows you to define the countries..."
>
> -------------------------
>
> BTW, FWIW, my choice is the first example.
>
>
> ===
> John Posada
