On 18/12/06, Wouter Bolsterlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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