Roberts, Tony (2006) The style files: prefer active writing to passive. Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 33 (1). pp. 22-23. ISSN 0311-0729
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Abstract
[Summary]: Avoid passive phrases such as most “was”
or “is” verbs. How? Attribute action to
people or methods.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | No |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Please refer to URL link for access to paper. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:39 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:37 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | authorship, technical writing, scientific writing, writing style, writing techniques, passive, active |
Fields of Research (2008): | 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing > 190303 Technical Writing 01 Mathematical Sciences > 0199 Other Mathematical Sciences > 019999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (2020): | 36 CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING > 3602 Creative and professional writing > 360205 Technical writing 49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES > 4999 Other mathematical sciences > 499999 Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1296 |
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