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Subject:Re: Active versus passive From:"Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 21 Dec 2000 03:40:02 +1100
John Posada wrote:
> > > Click the Report button. The report is generated.
> > >
> > > Is this also unclear?
> >
I wrote:
> > It is only somewhat unclear, but worse, it is not
> > as helpful as it could be.
>
John Posada wrote:
> How is it somewhat unclear? "Do an action. This is the result."
It is somewhat unclear because you have only
hinted at the causal relationship between the two events.
If you state the relationship explicitly (as in "to generate
the report, click whatever") it will be MORE clear. Therefore,
it is somewhat unclear as you have written it.
I hope this is perfectly clear.
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Michael West
Melbourne, Australia
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