4 Nov
2005
4 Nov
'05
5:55 p.m.
Returning to the original example: This means for example that the client can completely discard Bind if she does not need it. I'd suggest rewriting it as: This means that the user can discard Bind completely if it is not needed.
This is so much better than using "they." "They" works well in casual conversation, but in documentation I always eventually find myself looking for the plural group it's referring to. The boost maintainers? The user community? My user community? Documentation is difficult enough to read without introducing confusion by substituting pronouns non-grammatically. -- David Cameron University of British Columbia http://bar.psych.ubc.ca/People/Dave.html