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Thu 29 Apr, 2004 10:49 am
Do you think the usage of would here is acceptable? Or is it plainly wrong?
Context:
You can use Flash's interactivity features to assemble common interface elements such as pop-up menus, drop-down lists and command menus. Such elements are useful for collecting data in forms and for allowing users to interact with a movie as they would a stand-alone application.
Hi Oristar, it looks fine to me.
If the author said:
as they would a stand-alone application could do so.
I might get it. But now, the author just simply put "they would" and "a stand-alone application" together. This got me confused.
"as they would a stand-alone application could do so" is a rather nightmarish construct in English, Boss--native English-speakers would automatically say to themselves: "Not a native speaker."
Try this: . . . as they would with a stand-alone application.
Yeah, the with has pulled me out of the grammatical mud.
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