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Vince Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
double words
I was writing down the followed sentence:
Select in which column the first category must be in
At first, it sounded alright to me, but then I started doubting about the two "in" used in the sentence.
Is this sentence correct or do I need to revise it?
Vince..
P.S. the context is that people have to select a column from a dropdown menu, in which the first category will appear.
Select in which column the first category must be in
At first, it sounded alright to me, but then I started doubting about the two "in" used in the sentence.
Is this sentence correct or do I need to revise it?
Vince..
P.S. the context is that people have to select a column from a dropdown menu, in which the first category will appear.
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How about: Select the appropriate column for the first category. or Select in which column the first category must be placed. I think your original sentence would be grammatically correct, but awkward, minus the final in .
- How about: Select the appropriate column for the first category.
- or Select in which column the first category must be placed.
- I think your original sentence would be grammatically correct, but awkward, minus the final in .
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How about:
Select the appropriate column for the first category.
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Select in which column the first category must be placed.
I think your original sentence would be grammatically correct, but awkward, minus the final in.
Select the appropriate column for the first category.
or
Select in which column the first category must be placed.
I think your original sentence would be grammatically correct, but awkward, minus the final in.
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You're right, Vince, 2 "in" is one too many 
I like rvw's first alternative.
I like rvw's first alternative.00
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"P.S. the context is that people have to select a column from a dropdown menu, in which the first category will appear."
Just my two cents. A dropdown menu would normally contain values listed one after another, not columns.So, I am wondering the usage of 'select a column from dropdown menu'.
Just my two cents. A dropdown menu would normally contain values listed one after another, not columns.So, I am wondering the usage of 'select a column from dropdown menu'.
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Rishonly"P.S. the context is that people have to select a column from a dropdown menu, in which the first category will appear."Thnx for the tip ;-)
Just my two cents. A dropdown menu would normally contain values listed one after another, not columns.So, I am wondering the usage of 'select a column from dropdown menu'.
But the d
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