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>The verb has mutated but please don't join the pack. The verb
>should be used as "The application displays the File dialog box"
>not "The File dialog box displays." Writers who want to get away from
>the wordiness of the former, or the passive voice of "The File dialog
>box is displayed," should use "The File dialog box appears."
Good advice, but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that a generation of
tin ears can cause a centuries old verb to mutate.
I prefer "The File dialog box opens."
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