RE: You VS One

Subject: RE: You VS One
From: "Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>
To: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>, "Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>, "Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:49:43 -0700

Then there's the Yoda version: "If in the November election you want to
vote, register you must.

Leonard

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Subject: RE: You VS One

> > The first person imperative is,
> > "Register by October 15 to vote in the November election."
>
> That's second person imperative. The implied subject is "you" -- the
> person to whom the sentence is addressed.

Oops, I should have added that this sentence would be my first choice.
Simple, direct, and clear.

Richard


Richard G. Combs
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Polycom, Inc.
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Follow-Ups:

References:
You VS One: From: Keith Hansen
RE: You VS One: From: Lauren
RE: You VS One: From: Combs, Richard
RE: You VS One: From: Combs, Richard

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