Re:The Elements of Style [pdf]
by jcranmer on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:27AM
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Not certain as to why, but one plausible explanation is an opinion that using first person pronouns would be inappropriate, as it is "too conversational" or something like that.
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf]
by madcaptenor on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:39AM
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That seems plausible, and pretty much demands the passive voice. Otherwise they would have had to do something like "The authors intend this book..." which is rather strange when the authors are also the ones who wrote the sentence.