Re: RE : active vs. passive voice, or epithet?

Subject: Re: RE : active vs. passive voice, or epithet?
From: Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
To: Yves JEAUROND <jingting -at- rogers -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:24:30 -0700

Yves--

Epithet is a new condition for me, thanks for drawing the distinction. I
hope I understand it, but my literary legs are a bit wobbly.

The example you gave would have a different result if you'd made five
identically-constructed sentences, each with one modifier of window.

Thanks,

--Ned

> Just take care of confusing passive voice and epithet.
> "The window is big, blue, shiny, displayed and functional."
> No passive form there.
>
> Regards,
>
> YJ

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