Re: Not selecting...

Subject: Re: Not selecting...
From: "Marie C. Paretti" <mparetti -at- RRINC -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:25:33 -0500

At 12:17 PM 11/10/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm sure there are writers who feel perfectly comfortable saying saying:
>"Deselect the Flimflamming checkbox."
>The word Deselect is what bothers me. Is it becoming acceptable English
>or can someone suggest an alternative?
>--

I usually just say "clear" as in "clear the Flimflamming checkbox" or, if
I'm feeling descriptive rather than commanding, "when the checkbox is
cleared, the Flimflammer will not flim."

Marie


Marie C. Paretti
Department of English Recognition Research, Inc.
University of Wisconsin - Madison Blacksburg, Virginia
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