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[me262]

Hi,

  A method comprising

  a) do A
  b) do B
  c) do C

  What if the order of A) and B) are interchangable?  Do I need to do something special?

Thanks,

M.E.

[still_studying]

Avoiding numbering or otherwise ordering the steps is an idea.

1. A method of preparing a fish, the fish having a head, comprising:
scaling the fish;
gutting the fish; and
removing the head from the fish.

No order is implied.

3. A method of preparing a fish, the fish having a head, comprising:
(1) scaling the fish;
(2) gutting the fish; and
(3) removing the head from the fish.

Order is implied by the numbering.

If step (c) must be performed after (a) and (b), you could, for example, use a dependent:

2. The method of claim 1, where the removal step is performed last.