Re: [Phys-L] passive or active voice

["Spagna Jr., George" <gspagna@rmc.edu>]

John Denker writes:

> The only real requirement is clarity.

And the people say "Amen."  And Thoreau said "Simplify!" Don't take a paragraph to say what can be done in a clearly written sentence.

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