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Re: Grammar

Subject: Re: Grammar
From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- alltel -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:52:59 -0400


You're right. I think both of those are yawners. I might say,
"Click on blah-blah to see the blorch screen," or "Clicking on
blah-blah displays the blorch screen," but I'm sure that some
other techwrlr out there is more awake and has a better answer.

shonn_scott -at- yahoo -dot- com wrote:

Hello,
I writing a user manual. I am trying to maintain active voice, but I'm
getting a little writer's block. Would someone tell me which is correct?

1. This screen is displayed when the blah blah link is clicked.
2. To display this screen, click the blah blah link.

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