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Subject:RE: You VS One From:Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:Keith Hansen <krh -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:36:59 -0400
Keith Hansen asked:
> * "If you want to vote in the November election, you must register by
> October 15."
> VS.
> * "If one wants to vote in the November election, one must register by
> October 15."
There's a third alternative that avoids the whole "you" vs. "one" issue:
Persons who want to vote in the November election must register by
October 15.
Stating it as an if-then obscures the requirement IMO.
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