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Using `a` user or `the` users in guidance (singular vs plural) #213

Closed joolswood closed 7 years ago

joolswood commented 7 years ago

What do you need?

I’ve noticed (at least I think I have; I haven’t done a formal check of this) that GOV.UK guidance preferences a user or the user (singular) over the users or your users (plural). I figure this is about encouraging people who write content to think about individual difference rather than just lumping everyone together as the same kind of user. What do you think?

Which entry/section is this related to?

http://content-style-guide.apps.staging.digital.gov.au/az-indexes/t.html#tone

Good example

Example: http://govuk-elements.herokuapp.com/errors/

joolswood commented 7 years ago

Content Clinic: good to go with a/the user for the reasons above.

joolswood commented 7 years ago

This is reflected in the https://github.com/govau/content-guide/