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Q&A Why do many manuals and technical documents seem to prefer passive voice?

Speaking only from my own experience, passive voice is often a last resort. I write a lot of user guide material, and my company's style guide discourages using passive phrasing, but even more stro...

posted 7y ago by topicref‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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