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From: "Astrid Kranzbuhler" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Sentence Structure Why does it change?
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 18:21:33 +1100
References: <BEEAKIEJGJOBMDKKNCMBCEBIEEAA.carltonb@cox.net>

Hi Carlton,
I'll try, find my answers in-between:
Carlton wrote:
[snip]
> What makes it change from <with her husband [PO]> to <with her husband
[P2]>

It shouldn't, if the sentences are the default sentences. Are you sure you
didn't change them to custom sentences (in the Witness Editing Screens) at
some stage?
If you did, subsequent changes to the default sentence (in the Tag Type
Definitions screen) will not override the custom sentences in Witness
Editing Screens.

[snip]
> Does it matter in which order the people are listed in the witness
screen?

Not that I know, except that they will be listed in that order with [WO].

[snip]
> >Bennett Siegal is the Head of Household
> >Wife is Frances listed as witness/wife
> >Daughter is Sylvia listed as witness/daughter
> >Mother-in-Law is Sofie listed as witness/mother-in-law
> >
> >I have created a census tag with Bennett as HoH
> >I have listed in the witness roll, Frances, Sylvia and Sofie.
> >I have changed the sentence structure on each person to HEAD, WIFE,
> >DAUGHTER, MOTHER-IN-LAW
>

The problem is the [P..] variables for the wife, who, if I understand
right, is a Witness, not a second principal. [P] variables are only for
principals they will never refer to Witnesses.
In your sentences, replace [P..] variables referring to the wife with
[R:Wife] (full name) or [RG:Wife] (given name) and [PO]/[P2] variables
referring to the principal (husband) with [P] or [P1].

So try the following:

For Wife Frances Berkovitz (witness):
[:CR:] [:TAB:] The US census <dated [D]> <[L]> lists [RG:Wife] <with her
husband [P]> <, and [WO]>. <[M]>
***
For Head of Household Bennett Siegal (principal):
Note: here you'll also have to replace [WO] with the role variables
[R:Daughter] and [R:Mother-in-law] (as well as any other possible Witness
role variables), otherwise you'd get the wife twice since she is also in
the list of
Other Witnesses:

[:CR:] [:TAB:] The US census <dated [D]> <[L]> lists [PG] as head of
household<, his wife [RG:Wife]><, and [R:Daughter]>< and
[R:Mother-in-law]>. <[M]>
***
For Daughter Sylvia Siegal (witness):
> [:CR:] [:TAB:] [W] is listed as a daughter on the US census <dated [D]>
> <[L]> in the household of [P] <and [R:Wife]><. [M0]>.

As Lee would say <g>, Hope this helps
Astrid

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