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

Subject: RE: Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing
From: "James Jones" <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:35:34 -0500


It is mostly 2nd person in technical writing. Sometimes people use the
word 'you' but most of the time they don't I think. People use the
understood you.

Jim Jones http://www.tinyurl.com/4arjc

Which is proper?...



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Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing: From: Lisa Dugger

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