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Subject:Re: Against "we" From:Jan Boomsliter <boom -at- CADENCE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 16 Aug 1995 10:22:51 -0700
May I add another point? - I see "should" as a conditional; "must" is an
imperative. "Should" must include (must include, not should include) the
conditions under which one "should" ....
$0.02, please.
jb
On Aug 9, 2:57pm, LaVonna Funkhouser wrote:
> Subject: Re: Against "we"
> Mark L. wrote in part:
> > Rather than "we recommend"
> > I try to use an imperative, or "you should."
> Good point. I was thinking about scholarly papers rather
> than instructional material when I said to use "we recommend"
> vs. "it is recommended."
> LaVonna
> LaVonna F. Funkhouser Immediate Past President, OK Chapter
> lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com Program Manager, 1995 Region 5 Conf.
> technical writer Society for Technical Communication
> COREStaff Communication Svcs.
> My opinions do not officially represent anyone other than me.
>-- End of excerpt from LaVonna Funkhouser
