Re: Verbs form in UI actions

From: "Thomas Thurman" <thomas thurman org uk>
To: gnome-i18n gnome org
Subject: Re: Verbs form in UI actions
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:07:06 -0500

On 18/12/06, Wouter Bolsterlee <uws+gnome xs4all nl> wrote:

I was explicitly referring to Dutch here. Imperative style is just not
friendly in Dutch, and it sounds a bit strange as well (all Dutch software
uses infinitives instead of imperatives).

I think it must vary a lot by language. Someone on LiveJournal told me that in Swedish they use the passive voice for such instructions.

peace

Thomas

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Verbs form in UI actions
  - From: Christian Rose

References:
- Verbs form in UI actions
  - From: Youssef Chahibi
- Re: Verbs form in UI actions
  - From: Wouter Bolsterlee
- Re: Verbs form in UI actions
  - From: Dale Gulledge
- Re: Verbs form in UI actions
  - From: Wouter Bolsterlee

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