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What do you think of these two sentences?

A: 'The figures needed changing because they were out of date.'
B: 'We needed to change the figures because they were out of date.'

I've been thinking about model names for cars and what they tell us about writing.

Fancy a ride in the Suzuki Alto Afternoon Tea?

Maybe the Mitsubishi Canter Guts? The Subaru Sambar Dias Astonish!!? (Yes, with two exclamation marks.) How about the Mazda Bongo Friendee or the the Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme? The Mazda Autozam Carol MeLady?

  1. The easy way to test your writing
  2. Write in the active voice
  3. I or me? Avoid a common grammatical mistake
  4. Myself and yourself: use with care