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Well, the takeaway for me that's forehead-slapping obvious -- No wonder the marketing folk hate when I review their stuff... One recent favorite is to say that a product takes a preventative approach. No, we're not in the prophylactics business.
============ Lauren says... =========
For example, a document may read, "The bandwidth threshold is increased
by using only the highest standards." ...
Passive voice can provide a marketing tool without incurring liability
when it is well-written and used within the correct contexts. ...
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