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Anybody here care about "passive voice" ?

I do not even notice at all when passive voice is used but s...
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it's disgusting and fireable imo.
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when the passive voice is used it doesn't even occur to me
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  01/21/18
It frequently comes in handy when you don't want to expressl...
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ladies were raped, orgasms were had.
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Agreed - it is useful for obscuring meaning and eliminating ...
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Cerise Double Fault State
  05/16/18
Using it is generally a sign of low IQ
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  01/21/18
*caring about it
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*its being cared about
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  05/16/18
Most people are not very good writers and this is writing ti...
sepia chapel
  01/21/18
mistakes were made
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  01/21/18
buttholds were gaped.
Ruddy main people
  01/21/18
Sometimes you don't know the agent of an action, or want to ...
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There's no need to identify the agent of action in every sen...
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Some folks were tortured.
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passive voice critique is flame...whenever they talk down pa...
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It is thought by me that what should have been said by you i...
Jade Submissive Point Friendly Grandma
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it has its PLACE...
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  05/16/18
right, and I don't think anyone complains about it in those ...
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  05/16/18
I do. Always read over my stuff first and edit accordingly.
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a chemistry is performed
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There is nothing wrong with passive voice. As mentioned abov...
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LOL my crazy old boss demanded that we never use passive voi...
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Give examples
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I'm taking notes for a meeting with 10 people and trying to ...
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it's AWFUL in science literature. that this is acceptable in...
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It's used in science because otherwise the subject would alw...
Jade Submissive Point Friendly Grandma
  05/16/18
what's wrong with that. "we mixed A and B. we measur...
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This is the worst example you could have found imo. No one g...
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biglawyers - tearing out their hair over the "passive v...
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Lawyers are the quintessential rule following cucks even whe...
Ivory infuriating national
  05/16/18
That is an outrage up with which I will not put.
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LOMA
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It generally provides for a cleaner, faster read. But as lon...
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A place for it is had.
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:20 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap

I do not even notice at all when passive voice is used but some people in the legal academy totally lose their shit over it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203540)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:21 PM
Author: Ruddy main people

it's disgusting and fireable imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203545)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: appetizing toilet seat stag film



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: medicated honey-headed cruise ship

i like it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: Ruddy main people

it is liked.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: Geriatric Macaca Faggot Firefighter



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: crawly pit newt



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Unhinged flickering crackhouse

It is really liked by me here

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: appetizing toilet seat stag film



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Flesh Institution



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: Boyish bawdyhouse

when the passive voice is used it doesn't even occur to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203569)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap

cr

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: grizzly library

It frequently comes in handy when you don't want to expressly mention the actor (e.g. mistakes were made v. [noun] made a mistake)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203618)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Ruddy main people

ladies were raped, orgasms were had.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Talented property corn cake

Agreed - it is useful for obscuring meaning and eliminating clarity, which can be helpful if you are trying to be vague. The problem is most people are not doing this on purpose.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203682)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:14 AM
Author: Cerise Double Fault State



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: bearded space private investor

Using it is generally a sign of low IQ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203624)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:36 PM
Author: mustard electric furnace

*caring about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203631)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: rambunctious charismatic halford cumskin



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:48 AM
Author: bateful jet therapy



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: odious confused area

*its being cared about

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061487)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:39 PM
Author: sepia chapel

Most people are not very good writers and this is writing tip 101, so they just regurgitate it constantly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203650)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: pungent whorehouse depressive

mistakes were made

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203667)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: Ruddy main people

buttholds were gaped.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: Soggy Self-absorbed Abode

Sometimes you don't know the agent of an action, or want to obscure it. You need passive voice in these cases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203676)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap

There's no need to identify the agent of action in every sentence of a paragraph if the entire paragraph is about that agent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203695)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:05 PM
Author: chocolate mind-boggling ticket booth



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:58 PM
Author: flushed church goyim

Some folks were tortured.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203761)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: Godawful fat ankles



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Date: February 16th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:09 AM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:10 AM
Author: vibrant insanely creepy twinkling uncleanness church building

passive voice critique is flame...whenever they talk down passive voice in our training I always give them some shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36060672)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:34 AM
Author: Jade Submissive Point Friendly Grandma

It is thought by me that what should have been said by you is "that when passive voice is talked down some shit is always given by myself"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061203)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: vibrant insanely creepy twinkling uncleanness church building

it has its PLACE...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061243)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Coral thriller hospital regret

right, and I don't think anyone complains about it in those instances. many people misuse it though, and it makes the writing clunky.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061477)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:15 AM
Author: tan set

I do. Always read over my stuff first and edit accordingly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36060706)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: Provocative pearl menage

a chemistry is performed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36060760)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:31 AM
Author: Internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: sable sexy love of her life



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061227)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: Diverse pervert piazza

There is nothing wrong with passive voice. As mentioned above, it's useful when you don't know the actor or want to put less focus on the actor. It's not just about obscuring the meaning - sometimes it is MORE clear to put the actor in the background.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061217)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: rambunctious charismatic halford cumskin

LOL my crazy old boss demanded that we never use passive voice. It was so f****** annoying trying to eliminate past tense when describing something that already happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061236)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: cerebral generalized bond

Give examples

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061244)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: rambunctious charismatic halford cumskin

I'm taking notes for a meeting with 10 people and trying to summarize what someone said without naming them or using passive voice.

Just another hoop to jump through which created more billable hours out of a simple straightforward task and drove me a step closer to killself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061264)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: Godawful fat ankles

it's AWFUL in science literature. that this is acceptable in that industry is disgusting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061239)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:54 AM
Author: Jade Submissive Point Friendly Grandma

It's used in science because otherwise the subject would always be "I", "we" or "the experimenter" "... tested the specimen." etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061351)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: Godawful fat ankles

what's wrong with that.

"we mixed A and B. we measured the result. we found that blah blah"

sounds much more natural than

"A and B were mixed. a result was measured. it was found that blah blah"

that sounds awkward as fuck to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061398)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: Ivory infuriating national

This is the worst example you could have found imo. No one gives a fuck about "we". "I told Angela to pass me the syringe. I then proceed to extract.."

The product and process should be highlighted. You're just use to shit law shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061481)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: Provocative pearl menage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061514)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: sable sexy love of her life

biglawyers - tearing out their hair over the "passive voice"

shitlawyers - http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3927401&forum_id=2#36061165

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061242)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: Ivory infuriating national

Lawyers are the quintessential rule following cucks even when, contextually, it would be better to use the passive voice they'll make you rewrite an entire sentence.

The same with prepositions at the end of a sentence jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061252)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: Cerise Double Fault State

That is an outrage up with which I will not put.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061261)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:47 AM
Author: Ivory infuriating national

LOMA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061288)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: up-to-no-good light parlour haunted graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061254)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Abnormal center round eye

It generally provides for a cleaner, faster read. But as long as your message is clear, who cares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061270)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Citrine spectacular station karate

A place for it is had.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061272)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: odious confused area



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: Beady-eyed scarlet lay

its horrible. get rid of it. getting rid of it does wonders for your writing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061826)



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:08 PM
Author: cerebral generalized bond

It was not cared for much by me, to be honest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061869)