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Product-centric writing

Do not use product-centric writing to grant abilities to inanimate objects. Where possible, make the user the subject of the sentence.

Additional resources

  • IBM Style Guide (print) - Anthropomorphism, p. 44

  • IBM Style Guide - Anthropomorphism

  • ProductCentricWriting.yml source code

Passive voice Readability grade
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