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Anybody here care about "passive voice" ?

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Using it is generally a sign of low IQ
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mistakes were made
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right, and I don't think anyone complains about it in those ...
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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: sapphire naked double fault library

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: aquamarine circlehead parlour

it's disgusting and fireable imo.

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: narrow-minded dashing private investor senate



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: charismatic anal coffee pot business firm

i like it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: aquamarine circlehead parlour

it is liked.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: lavender marvelous hunting ground menage



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: bearded station marketing idea



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Glassy kitchen round eye

It is really liked by me here

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: narrow-minded dashing private investor senate



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: sick diverse feces theater



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: stubborn chestnut community account voyeur

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: sapphire naked double fault library

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: Mustard drunken gaming laptop elastic band

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: aquamarine circlehead parlour

ladies were raped, orgasms were had.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Flatulent greedy home

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: Comical flushed rehab mother



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Rough-skinned box office fortuitous meteor

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: haunting foreskin cruise ship

*caring about it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: Glittery well-lubricated gas station halford



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: sapphire naked double fault library



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:48 AM
Author: Spectacular Disrespectful Garrison



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: cocky sweet tailpipe philosopher-king

*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: Red coldplay fan university

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: Appetizing therapy

mistakes were made

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: aquamarine circlehead parlour

buttholds were gaped.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: contagious corner goyim

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: sapphire naked double fault library

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: overrated vigorous faggotry



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:58 PM
Author: Motley water buffalo

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: Supple Hot Parlor Travel Guidebook



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Date: February 16th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: sapphire naked double fault library



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:09 AM
Author: sapphire naked double fault library



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:10 AM
Author: garnet lay

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: soul-stirring patrolman haunted graveyard

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: garnet lay

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: Arrogant Giraffe

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: laughsome flirting telephone

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: Disturbing Cracking Pit

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: sapphire naked double fault library



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: stimulating den



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: buck-toothed khaki orchestra pit

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: Glittery well-lubricated gas station halford

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: Heady obsidian nursing home karate

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: Glittery well-lubricated gas station halford

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: Supple Hot Parlor Travel Guidebook

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: soul-stirring patrolman haunted graveyard

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: Supple Hot Parlor Travel Guidebook

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: Sexy medicated forum

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: Disturbing Cracking Pit



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: stimulating den

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: Sexy medicated forum

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: Comical flushed rehab mother

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: Sexy medicated forum

LOMA

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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: fighting cobalt pisswyrm



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Bearded Sanctuary

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: Histrionic crotch public bath

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: cocky sweet tailpipe philosopher-king



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Stock Car Range

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: Heady obsidian nursing home karate

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

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