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
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