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Lime car 389 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Word Choice

Which is clearer:

The customer will make the fan selection this weekend and it will be installed the beginning of next week.

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The customer will make the fan selection this weekend and the fan will be installed the beginning of next week.

  

Top answer

I think either is fine. I guess the second one is clearer, but we know the customer is not getting installed.

  • I think either is fine.
  • I guess the second one is clearer, but we know the customer is not getting installed.
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I think either is fine. I guess the second one is clearer, but we know the customer is not getting installed. Emotion: smile

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Pronouns can be dangerous. It is always best if a pronoun has its antecedent explicitly written in sentences like this. In the first, the antecedent is not there. "It" can only refer to "selection", strictly speaking, which is not what is meant. Of course, everybody knows what you mean without thinking, but the glitch remains and will be at least sensed by many readers.

The second is bet

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The customer will select the fan they like this weekend and it will be installed at the beginning of next week.

The customer will select the fan they want this weekend and it will be installed on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

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