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I do. Always read over my stuff first and edit accordingly.
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:20 PM
Author: pearl digit ratio crackhouse

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: Nofapping arrogant lay

it's disgusting and fireable imo.

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: Lavender laughsome jew



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: soul-stirring bonkers chad

i like it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: Nofapping arrogant lay

it is liked.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: Violent Offensive Laser Beams



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: unhinged onyx regret center



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Very tactful elite stage

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:15 AM
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Effete Cyan Plaza



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: Plum Chest-beating Kitchen

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: pearl digit ratio crackhouse

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: brass stage friendly grandma

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: Nofapping arrogant lay

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Drab home hairy legs

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: Disrespectful pistol



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Thriller Haunted Graveyard Field

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: Snowy pontificating bbw

*caring about it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: twinkling erotic twinkling uncleanness multi-billionaire



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: pearl digit ratio crackhouse



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:48 AM
Author: federal people who are hurt



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: learning disabled site

*its being cared about

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:39 PM
Author: mint feces tattoo

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: Passionate rehab idea he suggested

mistakes were made

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: Nofapping arrogant lay

buttholds were gaped.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: black chapel

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: pearl digit ratio crackhouse

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: Slate bateful resort



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:58 PM
Author: Ultramarine roast beef really tough guy

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: big olive rigor roommate



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Date: February 16th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: pearl digit ratio crackhouse



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:09 AM
Author: pearl digit ratio crackhouse



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:10 AM
Author: sepia diverse lodge therapy

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: aqua church building

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: sepia diverse lodge therapy

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: doobsian wild police squad

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: carnelian yapping electric furnace legal warrant

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: hot shrine

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: pearl digit ratio crackhouse



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: Geriatric rebellious senate



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: dull coiffed stead karate

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: twinkling erotic twinkling uncleanness multi-billionaire

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: Brilliant weed whacker

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: twinkling erotic twinkling uncleanness multi-billionaire

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: big olive rigor roommate

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: aqua church building

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: big olive rigor roommate

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: Glittery Selfie Principal's Office

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: hot shrine



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: Geriatric rebellious senate

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: Glittery Selfie Principal's Office

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: Disrespectful pistol

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: Glittery Selfie Principal's Office

LOMA

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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: razzle degenerate property



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: topaz library boltzmann

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: Honey-headed alpha casino

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: learning disabled site



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: curious codepig

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: Brilliant weed whacker

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

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