Re: display/appear

Subject: Re: display/appear
From: Alexia Prendergast <alexiap -at- SEAGATESOFTWARE -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:19:44 -0400

>> Passive voice, to be avoided unless active voice is awkward.
This is a good rule of thumb--one which I would emphasize to new writers
and non-writers. However, there are a few cases in which the passive
voice is appropriate (for example, when you want to emphasize the object
being acted upon, not the actor).

All things in moderation :-)

A.
--
Alexia Prendergast
Tech Pubs Manager
Seagate Software (Durham, NC, USA)
mailto:alexiap -at- seagatesoftware -dot- com

>

TECHWR-L (Technical Communication) List Information: To send a message
to 2500+ readers, e-mail to TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot- Send commands
to LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU (e.g. HELP or SIGNOFF TECHWR-L).
Search the archives at http://www.documentation.com/ or search and
browse the archives at http://listserv.okstate.edu/archives/techwr-l.html


Previous by Author: first impression of Omni's MIF2RTF filter
Next by Author: intranet features
Previous by Thread: Re: Display/Appear
Next by Thread: Re: display/appear


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads