Re: Grammar Q

[J Wermont <jwermont -at- sonic -dot- net>]

McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:

 > That one was fine as-is, but if you want a different way, there's
 > nothing wrong with a little passive voice, once in a while - this
 > (above) is the perfect situation for it. (I'm much more averse to the
 > use of "will" than to the very occasional passive construction.)

May I ask why? I hear this often, but I have never understood what people
are objecting to. The following makes perfect sense and sounds fine to me:

  Click the Delete Tag button at the bottom of the page. A confirmation
  dialog will appear.

It makes sense to me because at the time the user is clicking the Delete
Tag button, the appearance of the confirmation dialog *is* in the future.
So why not use the future tense?

Thanks,
Joyce
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