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the result represents a value for a (internal or external) customer.
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the result represents a value for an (internal or external) customer.
the result represents a value for a (internal or external) customer.
Evolving wrote:Me too. The parenthesis is irrelevant: we have the indefinite article followed by a vowel.
aban57 wrote:Evolving wrote:Me too. The parenthesis is irrelevant: we have the indefinite article followed by a vowel.
Is it ? From my understanding, what is between the parentheses is considered less important than the rest. Also, you don't say "Paul (and his wife) are going on holidays", but "is"; for example.
aban57 wrote:you don't say "Paul (and his wife) are going on holidays"
aban57 wrote: but "is"
aban57 wrote:Which of these propositions is academically correct ?the result represents a value for an (internal or external) customer.
the result represents a value for a (internal or external) customer.
romansh wrote:
Aban57 is wrong when he says "says", but he could well be right when he writes.
http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/parentheses.html
aban57 wrote:
Yep, that's where I found this rule, but I was at work and didn't want to spend too much time on the forum there. The link makes sense orally, but I couldn't find a single site speaking (writing) about a rule on this matter.
Pulsar wrote:I would phrase it like this:
the result represents a value for a customer (either internal or external).
The_Piper wrote:BTW, what does do you accord mean?
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