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Re: Future tense considered ungood?
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John Darrington |
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Re: Future tense considered ungood? |
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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:12:05 +0100 |
On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 01:08:22PM -0600, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
Hi,
I hope this is helpful, and not just bikeshedding.
Not at all. The GNU coding standards quite clearly state:
"Whenever possible, please stick to the active voice, avoiding the passive,
and use the present tense, not the future tense."
So your suggestion is perfectly valid.
J'