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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:20 PM Author: transparent native 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: Indigo Mental Disorder Affirmative Action 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: Saffron talented rigpig (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: greedy boyish set 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: Indigo Mental Disorder Affirmative Action 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: Motley dull selfie (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: curious stead (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: Harsh hall toilet seat 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: Saffron talented rigpig (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: thriller rusted pervert goal in life (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: gold adventurous rehab cumskin 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: transparent native 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: Trip Brilliant 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: Indigo Mental Disorder Affirmative Action 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: razzle-dazzle giraffe kitty cat 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: Mentally impaired concupiscible cruise ship (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: Vibrant twinkling kitchen brethren 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: Stimulating cuckold *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: hairraiser purple toaster (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: transparent native (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: clear parlor coffee pot (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: slate haunting hissy fit *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: flickering garnet library codepig 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: bipolar aphrodisiac pit 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: Indigo Mental Disorder Affirmative Action 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: razzmatazz quadroon institution 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: transparent native 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: Know-it-all Site Candlestick Maker (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: Overrated heady trump supporter whorehouse 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: Vigorous flatulent jew stag film (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: transparent native (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: transparent native (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: Sooty principal's office 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: Fishy circlehead 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: Sooty principal's office 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: charismatic beta church building twinkling uncleanness 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: Khaki den 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: fragrant boltzmann 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: transparent native (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: Odious faggotry property (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: very tactful immigrant 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: hairraiser purple toaster 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: onyx soul-stirring double fault 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: hairraiser purple toaster 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: Vigorous flatulent jew stag film 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: Fishy circlehead 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: Vigorous flatulent jew stag film 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: jet-lagged iridescent associate parlour 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: fragrant boltzmann (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: Odious faggotry property 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: jet-lagged iridescent associate parlour 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 10:44 AM Author: embarrassed to the bone shrine foreskin 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: yellow bespoke organic girlfriend 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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