Re: use of tense

Subject: Re: use of tense
From: "Brierley, Sean" <Brierley -at- QUODATA -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:54:28 -0400

Hallo:

I use the present tense in my docs. Of course, I am often tempted to use the
conditional, given that I write about software.

Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Kevin McLauchlan [mailto:KMcLauchlan -at- CHRYSALIS-ITS -dot- COM]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 11:40 AM
>>>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>>>Subject: Have ye the will to use it, then?
>>>
>>>
>>>Suzette Seveny said:
>>>I can't remember the last time I used "will" in a user doc.
>>>Why mix tenses?
>>>Do this. This happens.
>>>If you do this, this happens.
>>>If that happens, do this.
>>>The options are....
>>>The reasons for picking one over the other are... this does
>>>this, and that does that.
>>>
>>>Do most of you refer to events in the future when writing
>>>for users? Why? Why not?
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>Kevin McLauchlan
>>>kmclauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com (aka kevinmcl -at- netrover -dot- com)
>>>Techy writer, duffer skydiver, full-time unrepentant chocoholic


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