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Latest post Wed, Nov 19 2008 3:32 AM by Liveinjapan. 3 replies.
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Liveinjapan  +  589106 Wed, 19 Nov 08 01:22 AM
Here we introduce how to install ABC on XYZ,and how to uninstall it from XYZ.
I can't find a pronoun for the last XYZ.
Is there better way to say this sentence?
Thanks.

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Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ
Feebs11  +  589126 Wed, 19 Nov 08 02:30 AM
 "uninstall it from XYZ" would be a normal way to say this.
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CalifJim  +  589136 Wed, 19 Nov 08 02:48 AM
Liveinjapan
Here we introduce how to install ABC on XYZ,and how to uninstall it from XYZ.

I can't find a pronoun for the last XYZ.
Is there better way to say this sentence?
Thanks.

It seems to me that "from XYZ" would be obvious from the context.  I don't see any need for it at all.

Here we introduce how to install ABC on XYZ, and how to uninstall it.

______

(You can use former and latter, but I very strongly recommend against it

... to install ABC on XYZ, and how to uninstall the former from the latter. 

Shake  )

CJ 

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Liveinjapan, 1 yr 4 days ago
Thanks so much, Feebs and CJ.
Got it!
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