Is it more usable to display information in a table-like display?

Question

I am trying to display information about the last time a remark has been changed. For this I have to display the Author, the region, the date and time. This information will appear in a tooltip on mouseover. (I can't write it inline because my application is old and lacks space and I have to do it on mouseover) Context looks like this:

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I am struggling to know what kind of display should be the most readable. So far I can think of 2 displays:

The tabular way

Or the plain language way

There may be other alternatives available by mixing font size and styling. So my question is: Which one of this two alternatives fit the best for a novice user? which one fits the best for an expert user ? (who uses the functionality on a daily basis)

And do you have any other idea that could be more usable?

Answer 1

I think the plain language way is more readable, because you're reading it in a natural way as if it's a sentence. But that could be entirely my own preference. It should fit within your application. It should fit the tone.