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From: "myrnice" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] TMG 4.x - Sentence Structure Questions
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:35:16 -0400
References: <CHEMKKAJHOKJPIEOPLKDKEFHCLAA.clcasper@sprynet.com> <3D85EC77.C99C0173@sbcglobal.net>


Diana

You may want to make two sentences, one for male and the other for female in
the template. Yes there are those who intentionally put something before the
[P] in order to force the full name.

Myrnice

"Diana Powell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] TMG 4.x - Sentence Structure Questions


> Cheri Casper wrote:
> >
> > you are getting the full name instead of the pronoun because
> > you have sentence variables placed *before* the [P] variable. Sticking
the
> > [P] anyplace other than as the first element seems to spit out the full
> > name. I guess you can figure out how to use this to your advantage or
> > disadvantage as the case may be.
>
> I am still trying to figure out why TMG is programmed to do this.
> Before I ask WG about it, I wonder if anyone "IS" deliberately placing a
> variable before [P] to force the full name, and in what situations. I
> can't think of too many places off the top of my head where I would
> suddenly want the full name (first AND last) as the subject of a
> sentence in the middle of a report.
>
> The problem can be overcome to some degree when there is only a P1 by
> either using [PF] for the first name or typing "he" or "she" directly
> into the sentence field if I really want the pronoun. However, when P1
> and P2 are both in use its a little riskier to "hard code" something
> into the sentence itself.
>
> I don't mean to be a nuisance about this, but I really liked the idea of
> changing some of my sentences to start with <In [D]> until I realized
> what it was doing to the name that followed.
>
> Diana
>
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