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Just a couple of constructs off the top...before I lumber over to the coffee
pot.
Cheers,
Donald H. White
James River Technical Communications
www.jrtcllc.com
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|Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:57 AM
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|Subject: "Is energized"
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|Any suggestions for making "is energized" into the active voice?
|
|I'm working on a project that must all be in the active voice. Many
|circuitry descriptions are "the XYZ relay is energized" and
|"the relay is picked
|up." Any suggestions for changing these to active? Sometimes
|"energy flows
|to the XYZ relay" sounds awkward, and might not be accurate.
|I also try to
|reverse this: "the ABC energizes the XYZ relay."
|
|TIA,
|
|Beth
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|Beth Lisberg Najberg
|Beginnings
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|Chicago, IL 60610
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