Civility

We (plain language advocates) always advise that you avoid negative sentence constructions and seek the positive form of your message.

But I always find it difficult to do this.Dilbert's Scott Adams has offered this example today:

Politeness

By Scott_Adams on General Nonsense

"Recently I saw a sign outside a store that said, “Please enjoy our food and drinks outside.” It seemed so much nicer than the more direct “No food and drinks."


Read Adams' full post here.