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Re: More on What to say to people who LIKE passive voice
Subject:Re: More on What to say to people who LIKE passive voice From:Doug Montalbano <D=Montalbano%GMP%Chiron -at- LARRY -dot- CHIRON -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 3 Feb 1994 10:19:32 PST
Folks, I'm sorry; something happened and I posted this thing before I
finished writing it. (Maybe too many people interrupting me with trivial
work questions.... :) ) Apologies for the garbage.
Shannon Ford replies to Melody on the use of the passive voice:
Most people would admit that the passive voice has its place, as does
third person.
I think so too. I always PREFER the active, but there are times when you
can't get around it, as Mark Levinson points out with display terminals: you
could give a long list of credits for the agents responsible for the deed,
but who cares?
Also, I find it fitting that something as inherently passive as a boob tube
requires the use of the passive voice ....
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