On 06 February 2004 20:20, Mehdi Achour wrote: > Mike Ford wrote: > > On 06 February 2004 17:40, Mehdi Achour wrote: > > > > > > > @@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ > > > <simpara> > > > So far, we have only covered the work of reading element > > > names and their values. SimpleXML can also access element > > > attributes. > > > - Access attributes of an element just as you would > > > elements of > > > - an <type>array</type>. > > > + Access attributes of an element just as you would access > > > elements + of an <type>array</type>. > > > </simpara> > > > > > > Sorry, but this is one where the original was better English. > > Although the additional "access" is not syntactically incorrect, it > > makes the sentence read awkwardly and I doubt many native English > > speakers would include it. > > I thought this sentence was missing something :) What about "just as > you would do it for the elements of an <type>array</type>" ?
No, I wouldn't add anything to how it's currently written -- it just interrupts the flow of the sentence. In the absence of a verb from the phrase after the conjunction, the one from before it is automatically implied. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211
