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* Existing users or Current users?Userme
+* Re: Existing users or Current users?Jerry Friedman
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|+- Re: Existing users or Current users?Peter T. Daniels
|`- Re: Existing users or Current users?Peter Moylan
`* Re: Existing users or Current users?J. J. Lodder
 `- Re: Existing users or Current users?Peter T. Daniels

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 by: Userme - Sun, 24 Sep 2023 21:25 UTC

Hi
If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for example, which one is better

Existing Excel users
Current Excel users

Thank you very much.

Re: Existing users or Current users?

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Subject: Re: Existing users or Current users?
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 by: Jerry Friedman - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:12 UTC

On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3:25:58 PM UTC-6, Userme wrote:
> Hi
> If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for example, which one is better
>
> Existing Excel users
> Current Excel users
>
> Thank you very much.

I strongly prefer "current". Even people who don't use Excel exist.

--
Jerry Friedman

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 by: Userme - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:24 UTC

On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 8:12:49 PM UTC-4, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3:25:58 PM UTC-6, Userme wrote:
> > Hi
> > If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for example, which one is better
> >
> > Existing Excel users
> > Current Excel users
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> I strongly prefer "current". Even people who don't use Excel exist.
>
> --
> Jerry Friedman

Thank you very much. I appreciate the help. Thanks again.

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 by: Peter T. Daniels - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:03 UTC

On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 8:12:49 PM UTC-4, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3:25:58 PM UTC-6, Userme wrote:

> > If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for example, which one is better
> >
> > Existing Excel users
> > Current Excel users
> >
> > Thank you very much.
>
> I strongly prefer "current". Even people who don't use Excel exist.

"Existing" is probably better than "extant," though.

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 by: Peter Moylan - Mon, 25 Sep 2023 23:28 UTC

On 25/09/23 10:12, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3:25:58 PM UTC-6, Userme wrote:

>> Hi If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel
>> for example, which one is better
>>
>> Existing Excel users Current Excel users
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>
> I strongly prefer "current". Even people who don't use Excel exist.

There is one situation where "existing" would be better. Suppose someone
came up with a better spreadsheet program than Excel, so that everyone
started abandoning Excel. In that case, "Existing Excel users" would
mean those few who are still left.

--
Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW

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 by: J. J. Lodder - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:27 UTC

Userme <lezawang@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for
> example, which one is better
>
> Existing Excel users
> Current Excel users

How many non-existent Excel users do you know?

Jan

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 by: Peter T. Daniels - Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:47 UTC

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 4:27:41 AM UTC-4, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Userme <leza...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > If I want to refer to a group of people who are using now Excel for
> > example, which one is better
> >
> > Existing Excel users
> > Current Excel users
>
> How many non-existent Excel users do you know?

Probably as many as non-current ones.

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