COPY-EDITING5 MIN READ
Choose the Edit, Not the Favorite Rule
Choose an active or passive construction based on reader responsibility, accuracy, and emphasis.
A service notice must be accurate before it is muscular. Use active voice when it clarifies responsibility; keep or soften passive voice when naming an actor would overstate what is known.
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