PITY the passive voice. No feature of the grammar of English has such a bad reputation. Style guides, including that of The Economist, as well as usage books like the celebrated American “Elements of ...
Today’s column topic was suggested by a writer who is published in the Glendale News-Press and whose books are loved far and wide. The topic: passive sentence structure. The example: the ...
Today’s column topic was suggested by a writer who is published in the Glendale News-Press and whose books are loved far and wide. The topic: passive sentence structure. The example: the ...
If you’ve ever had any writing training, either at school or on the job, you’ve probably been warned off the passive voice. Your high school English teacher, all the business writing books, and scores ...
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