Riglos Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
such as a clean / such as clean
Hi all! I'd like to know which of these versions is the most correct:
"Windows XP has a lot of features such as clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, Microsoft Office package, built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
or...
"Windows XP has a lot of features such as a clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, the Microsoft Office package, a built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
or...
"Some of the most important of this operating system are: clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, Microsoft Office package, built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
Do we need articles after the colon when listing things?
Thanks!
Mara.
"Windows XP has a lot of features such as clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, Microsoft Office package, built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
or...
"Windows XP has a lot of features such as a clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, the Microsoft Office package, a built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
or...
"Some of the most important of this operating system are: clean and simple desktop, strong multimedia capabilities, Microsoft Office package, built-in firewall, IE 6.0, multitasking and symmetric multiprocessing support."
Do we need articles after the colon when listing things?
Thanks!
Mara.
Top answer
I definitely like the second option, and I would use the articles after the colon as well. As you have no doubt seen, there is no fixed rule, but I like a sentence that flows naturally-- not telegram-speak, which is popular in some advertising copy.
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I definitely like the second option, and I would use the articles after the colon as well. As you have no doubt seen, there is no fixed rule, but I like a sentence that flows naturally-- not telegram-speak, which is popular in some advertising copy.
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