From: Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:32:55 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document patch syntax.
Message-ID: <20070512183255.GD28039@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20070512143827.GE16903@nan92-1-81-57-214-146.fbx.proxad.net>

On 2007-05-12 16:38:27 +0200, Yann Dirson wrote:

> However, that makes me think we should probably use guideline for
> the docs - here comes the question of which convention to use when
> refering to the user. Do we address her directly ("you"), indirectly
> ("the user", "her" - don't remember where the "female user" use
> comes from, but we could maybe follow this), even more indirectly
> ("one"), or any other way ?

I'd go with "you", or possibly "one" (but I strongly prefer "you").
Talking about the user in the third person ("the user", "her", etc.)
seems actively wrong when we are instructing the user on how to do
things.

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Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle