5 Jul
2005
5 Jul
'05
6:53 p.m.
Andrey Melnikov <melnikov@simplexsoft.com> writes:
David Abrahams wrote:
Rene Rivera <grafik.list@redshift-software.com> writes:
Consider avoiding the passive "it is strongly recommended." I ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ suggest this:
You should <a href="...">download a prebuilt bjam executable</a> if we have supplied one for your platform....
Or similarly to something that changes the meaning less:
We strongly recommend that you simply <a href="...">download a [etc.]
Each one is an improvement on the one before it!
---- It is strongly recommended that you simply download a prebuilt bjam executable for your platform:
Avoid the passive voice. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com