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Instead, you’ll use a higher-level model called ASP.NET AJAX. ASP.NET AJAX gives you a set of server-side components and controls that you can use when designing your web page.
This does not seem correct to me, at least in this case.
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While I'm not aware of a particular grammatical rule that would prohibit this, as a matter of style, I would prefer not to do what you're suggesting there, especially with something like ASP.NET AJAX. I would suggest something like:
You can replace toolkit with something more appropriate if you prefer. |
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Yes. You just did. I don't know of any rule forbidding it and even if there was it likely is simply a best practice. As with most things, avoid it if it makes the sentences hard to read or sound awkward, even if it is technically correct. |
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It is a recognised rhetorical device. That said, when you are not going for rhetoric it may be best if you avoided it. |
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