Re: "Ability" or "allows"

["Hutchings, Christa" <cwhutchings -at- HOMEWIRELESS -dot- COM>]

How about "Use this selection to define the countries..."?

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Chris Welch-Hutchings
Senior Technical Writer
Home Wireless Networks, Inc.
mailto:cwhutchings -at- homewireless -dot- com
http://homewireless.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada [SMTP:jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:05 PM
> To:   Framers Support; Techwriter List
> 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
> Western Union International
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> (p) john -at- tdandw -dot- com
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