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Re: Justifying active tense and second person singular
Subject:Re: Justifying active tense and second person singular From:BlaineBachman -at- bia -dot- gov To:HalterMC -at- navair -dot- navy -dot- mil Date:Wed, 5 Jan 2000 07:38:51 -0700
Meg-
This is pretty shocking coming out of DoD! I was in the AF for several
years, and as early as 1980 attended a Govt-sponsored writing course where
the use of active voice was stressed above all else.
I don't know where you can find your needed style guide - the Air Force's
"Tongue and Quill" publication still existed out on the web as recently as
18 months ago - that was our bible.
BTW, does your boss have "Flintstone" or "B.C." cartoons pasted up in his
office?
