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Re: Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing?
Subject:Re: Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing? From:"Jens Reineking" <J -dot- Reineking -at- interkomelectronic -dot- de> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:27:56 +0200 (CEST)
> I used "you" almost exclusively for the patient's manual, to emphasize
> the connection with the patient and make them feel at ease with what
> was some very laborious technical stuff. I used third-person, like
> "they" and "users" for the admin's manual, since that was a different
> crowd who could handle a drier, more formal tone of voice.
What is the reason to write drier and more formal for the admins? Why not write engaging for all
audiences?
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