Mike Singer <piclist@mit.edu> wrote:

> "By clicking on the Unsubscribe button, a confirmation message will be
> emailed to you"
> 
> "By clicking on the Remind button, your password will be emailed to
> you"
> 
> ....
> 
> Are these sentences grammatically correct? 

    No, for the reason you quoted.  However, the meaning is clear,
    since passwords can't click on buttons. 

    The error is more obvious when the subject COULD do the action,
    e.g., "By annoying the people on the list, James will ban you." 

    -Andrew

=== Andrew Warren -- aiw@cypress.com
=== Principal Design Engineer
=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
=== 
=== Opinions expressed above do not
=== necessarily represent those of
=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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