Re: Verbs form in UI actions



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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