. Writing for the Web › best practices for online copywriting › language Example of Tone A: Investec Since Investec was founded in South Africa in 1974, it has expanded through a combination of substantial organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions in South Africa, the United Kingdom and other geographies. Investec’s strategic goals are motivated by the desire to develop an efficient and integrated business on an international scale through the active pursuit of clearly established core competencies in the group’s principal business areas. (http://www.investec.co.za/#home/about_investec.html) Example of Tone B: Nando’s 500 000 years ago Civilisation as we know it was born. People have started to cook with fire and the idea that food is more than just nourishment. A community spirit is emerging as people gather together around a flame, talking, sharing and laughing, in wait for their meal. The Mozambique community is flourishing. Life here revolves around early evening feasts about the fire. Everyone joins together to share good food and their heroic stories of the day! This is where the famous story of the discovery of Peri-Peri began. It is said that a young spirited boy went exploring one day and returned late that night with the African Bird’s Eye Chilli. It had been shown to him by the African people who named it Pili-Pili. (http://www.nandos.co.za/nandos_story.html)Active vs Passive VoiceGrammatically speaking, people expect that characters execute actions thatthen have an impact on objects or other characters. For example: The girl atea chocolate. • The girl is the subject • The action is the act of eating the chocolate • The chocolate is the object that is affected by the actionThis is known as the active voice. Unfortunately, writers often use the passivevoice when writing. This turns the object into the subject. For example: Thechocolate was eaten by the girl.