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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:20 PM Author: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary 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) |
Date: January 21st, 2018 3:21 PM Author: cordovan chad dysfunction 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: crimson roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061517) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:24 PM Author: violet meetinghouse i like it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203561) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM Author: cordovan chad dysfunction it is liked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203567) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:27 PM Author: Bisexual olive step-uncle's house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203580) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM Author: Irradiated national security agency (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061231) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:00 AM Author: contagious windowlicker It is really liked by me here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061399) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:15 AM Author: crimson roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061519) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM Author: avocado main people whorehouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061478) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM Author: tripping senate personal credit line 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: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203572) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:34 PM Author: obsidian racy ticket booth 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: cordovan chad dysfunction ladies were raped, orgasms were had. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203622) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:44 PM Author: jet motley parlor trust fund 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: soggy buck-toothed heaven immigrant (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36060697) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM Author: Bright appetizing sex offender 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: Citrine casino *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: Idiotic Pontificating Mad Cow Disease (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203675) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM Author: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203696) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:48 AM Author: crystalline vengeful trailer park hominid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061293) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM Author: Erotic Resort Half-breed *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: Provocative shitlib 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: gay abode 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: cordovan chad dysfunction buttholds were gaped. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35203671) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM Author: Clear legend 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: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary 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: floppy bat shit crazy area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061849) |
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:58 PM Author: exhilarant dilemma 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: slate crotch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061234) |
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Date: February 16th, 2018 11:19 AM Author: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#35416779) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:09 AM Author: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36060665) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:10 AM Author: adventurous old irish cottage 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: Laughsome nursing home stock car 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: adventurous old irish cottage 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: Thirsty nibblets 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: hyperventilating public bath 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: nofapping beta lodge 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: milky dashing haunted graveyard sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3866424&forum_id=2#36061176) |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM Author: Self-absorbed twisted box office corn cake (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: razzmatazz school cafeteria 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: Idiotic Pontificating Mad Cow Disease 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: Razzle-dazzle shimmering puppy 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: Idiotic Pontificating Mad Cow Disease I'm taking notes for a meeting with 10 people and trying to summarize what someone said without naming them or using passive voice.
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:39 AM Author: slate crotch 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: Laughsome nursing home stock car 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: slate crotch 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 |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM Author: 180 sapphire plaza 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 |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:14 AM Author: nofapping beta lodge (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: Self-absorbed twisted box office corn cake biglawyers - tearing out their hair over the "passive voice" shitlawyers - http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3927401&forum_id=2#36061165 |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM Author: 180 sapphire plaza 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 |
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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:43 AM Author: soggy buck-toothed heaven immigrant 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 10:44 AM Author: mind-boggling double fault shrine 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 12:01 PM Author: Electric parlour 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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