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Subject:RE: Stuck with Grammar From:dthomps -at- foundationsoft -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 10 Jun 2002 15:54:34 -0400
Hi,
In my opinion, the grammar of the sentence is better ... but you seem to
have changed the meaning.
>From the developer's sentence, I would have assumed that the value in the
field represents the maximum volume that possibly could be invoiced. From
your revision, I would have assumed that the entire volume in the field
would be invoiced. Subtle, but definitely different! Be sure not to
sacrifice meaning just for the sake of grammar!
Dannette Thompson
Technical Writer
Foundation Software, Inc.
The #1 Accounting Software for Labor-Intensive Contractors
800-246-0800
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From: trm -at- telusplanet -dot- net [mailto:trm -at- telusplanet -dot- net]
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 9:37 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Stuck with Grammar
I am trying to explain a field in a form (screen) and the developer has
supplied this description:
The invoiceable volume determined for this transaction.
Invoiceable does not seem right. I don't think there is such a word, so I
am going to reword the sentence. Is invoicable a word? I tried typing it in
the Word application, and the word is highlighted as misspelled.
I am going to reword the sentence as:
The volume amount to be invoiced for this transaction.
Is this better?
Thanks.
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