Re: "You may click" vs. "Click"

Subject: Re: "You may click" vs. "Click"
From: Jim Grey <jwg -at- ACD4 -dot- ACD -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 09:06:47 -0500

Peggy Thompson says:
>But do you ever write, "At the prompt, YOU MAY type blah blah to
>access the system"?

I suppose, for optional prompts, "you may type" is a way to write it. I
prefer, "If you want to blah, type blort at the prompt."

Otherwise, "you may" adds no meaning. Leave it out. "Type blort at the
prompt."

jim grey
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