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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Please let me know which sentence is correct. Also should I mention "describe the transaction" only once in the sentence as done in the second sentence as compared with the first one.
• In the Short Comment field, enter the comment to describe the transaction and/or in the Long Comment field, enter the additional comment to describe the transaction.
• In the Short Comment field, enter the comment and/or in the Long Comment field, enter the additional comment to describe the transaction.
• In the Short Comment field, enter the comment to describe the transaction and/or in the Long Comment field, enter the additional comment to describe the transaction.
• In the Short Comment field, enter the comment and/or in the Long Comment field, enter the additional comment to describe the transaction.
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I would break this into two sentences for clarity sake (and start with the action rather than the place of that action). Also, do you really mean "and/or"? That is, can a person put a comment in either field (short comment or long comment) or in both fields?
- I would break this into two sentences for clarity sake (and start with the action rather than the place of that action).
- Also, do you really mean "and/or"?
- That is, can a person put a comment in either field (short comment or long comment) or in both fields?
- Or do you meant that you must put a comment in the short field, but that you can put comments in both fields?
- If at least one comment is required, but you don't care where it goes, then say something like: Enter a comment to describe the transaction in either the Short Comment Field or in the Long Comment Field or in both.
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I would break this into two sentences for clarity sake (and start with the action rather than the place of that action).
Also, do you really mean "and/or"? That is, can a person put a comment in either field (short comment or long comment) or in both fields? Or do you meant that you must put a comment in the short field, but that you can put comments in both fields?
Also, do you really mean "and/or"? That is, can a person put a comment in either field (short comment or long comment) or in both fields? Or do you meant that you must put a comment in the short field, but that you can put comments in both fields?
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