RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading

Subject: RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>
To: "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:31:29 -0400

And people want to do things, not "use" things.

- Change a noun to a verb

- Move a file to another location

- Copy a file without changing datestamp

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In fiction and software manuals, action verbs are king..

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


> -----Original Message-----
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> techwr-l-bounces+bgranat=granatedit -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+bgranat=granatedit -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l
> .com] On Behalf Of Leonard C. Porrello
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:27 PM
> To: Milan Davidovic; TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading
>
> The construct you suggest should be avoided for at least a
> couple of reasons. First, if you have a list that is more
> than just two or three items, "Using" makes scanning more
> difficult. Second, it is already implied in the title of the
> section. Anyone who reads the heading easily infers that
> "Method A" means "Use method A to verb the noun".
>


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References:
"using" as a verb in a task heading: From: Milan Davidovic
RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading: From: Leonard C. Porrello

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