RE: Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing?

["Nuckols, Kenneth M" <Kenneth -dot- Nuckols -at- mybrighthouse -dot- com>]

Geoff Hart said...


> [snip] 
> 
> Third person is, of course, perfectly appropriate when you want to
> focus on "he or she or they" or "him, her, or them". For example:
> "After you install Microsoft FingerMangler(R), instruct users to wear
> gloves at all times. They must not use this evil device barehanded--we
> can attest to this from firsthand experience."
> 

Geoff,

By the time I reached this point in your post I thought "firsthand"
experience was a little inappropriate.  Wouldn't the testers be on their
third, fourth, or fifth hand by the time the device testing had reached
this stage?

Is it Friday yet?



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