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HuaMin Chen  #487239  Tue, 11 Mar 08 04:07 AM

Hi,

I  want to make sure no syntax problem below (pls note the captioned words)

'As per what you can see below, the captioned username is not equipped with the following circled classes!'

  
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Avangi  #487508  Tue, 11 Mar 08 05:15 PM

Sounds reasonable and typical to me, perhaps a standard tag to be placed on units having a variety of option packages, to be circled as required for each unit.

  
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Grammar Geek  #487528  Tue, 11 Mar 08 05:40 PM

I can think of no reason to use "per what" in your sentence. As you can see below or As indicated below.

 

  
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Avangi  #487670  Tue, 11 Mar 08 10:34 PM

GG's right!  "Typical" is not the word   -   but I'll stick with "reasonable."

  
Goodman  #487671  Tue, 11 Mar 08 10:40 PM
'As per what you can see below, the captioned username is not equipped with the following circled classes!' I would cross out "per what"...(:|) Indifferent
  
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HuaMin Chen  #488677  Fri, 14 Mar 08 02:43 AM

I think I can have this instead, for what I want to talk

"By what you can see below, the ... "

Is it more reasonable?

  
Mister Micawber  #488679  Fri, 14 Mar 08 02:47 AM
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Still awkward, HuaMin.  I'd use GG's:  As you can see below....

  
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