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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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Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry
  01/21/18
It frequently comes in handy when you don't want to expressl...
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  01/21/18
ladies were raped, orgasms were had.
Stirring flirting national private investor
  01/21/18
Agreed - it is useful for obscuring meaning and eliminating ...
Light Jap Address
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diverse unhinged reading party
  05/16/18
Using it is generally a sign of low IQ
Bateful theater stage police squad
  01/21/18
*caring about it
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*its being cared about
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Most people are not very good writers and this is writing ti...
180 jet internal respiration
  01/21/18
mistakes were made
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buttholds were gaped.
Stirring flirting national private investor
  01/21/18
Sometimes you don't know the agent of an action, or want to ...
Wine lascivious corn cake
  01/21/18
There's no need to identify the agent of action in every sen...
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iridescent pit
  05/16/18
Some folks were tortured.
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passive voice critique is flame...whenever they talk down pa...
Pale stimulating corner
  05/16/18
It is thought by me that what should have been said by you i...
coral doobsian space
  05/16/18
it has its PLACE...
Pale stimulating corner
  05/16/18
right, and I don't think anyone complains about it in those ...
Mildly autistic double fault
  05/16/18
I do. Always read over my stuff first and edit accordingly.
Adventurous Hell Really Tough Guy
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a chemistry is performed
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Plum nowag
  05/16/18
There is nothing wrong with passive voice. As mentioned abov...
zippy resort
  05/16/18
LOL my crazy old boss demanded that we never use passive voi...
Appetizing hairy legs
  05/16/18
Give examples
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I'm taking notes for a meeting with 10 people and trying to ...
Appetizing hairy legs
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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...
coral doobsian space
  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...
Plum nowag
  05/16/18
Lawyers are the quintessential rule following cucks even whe...
Charismatic lake chad
  05/16/18
That is an outrage up with which I will not put.
diverse unhinged reading party
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LOMA
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comical pervert
  05/16/18
It generally provides for a cleaner, faster read. But as lon...
Hairraiser underhanded state
  05/16/18
A place for it is had.
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Fishy Sanctuary Athletic Conference
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its horrible. get rid of it. getting rid of it does wonder...
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It was not cared for much by me, to be honest.
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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:20 PM
Author: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry

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: Stirring flirting national private investor

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: Nudist voyeur



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: federal jet-lagged base

i like it

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: Stirring flirting national private investor

it is liked.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: thirsty personal credit line den



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:38 AM
Author: Ultramarine office nibblets



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Hyperactive sound barrier skinny woman

It is really liked by me here

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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: Nudist voyeur



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: pearl codepig



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: bespoke nursing home mad cow disease

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: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry

cr

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: twinkling magical yarmulke generalized bond

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: Stirring flirting national private investor

ladies were raped, orgasms were had.

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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Light Jap Address

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: diverse unhinged reading party



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Bateful theater stage police squad

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: floppy angry abode faggotry

*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: Appetizing hairy legs



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:48 AM
Author: Galvanic henna garrison



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Date: May 16th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: Fishy Sanctuary Athletic Conference

*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: 180 jet internal respiration

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: Brass lay bbw

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: Stirring flirting national private investor

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: Wine lascivious corn cake

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: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry

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: iridescent pit



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Date: January 21st, 2018 3:58 PM
Author: motley stain forum

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: green cowardly casino



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Date: February 16th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:09 AM
Author: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry



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Date: May 16th, 2018 9:10 AM
Author: Pale stimulating corner

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: coral doobsian space

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: Pale stimulating corner

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: Mildly autistic double fault

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: Adventurous Hell Really Tough Guy

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: Disrespectful Swashbuckling Water Buffalo Locale

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: Soggy juggernaut cuckoldry



(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: Plum nowag



(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: zippy resort

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: Appetizing hairy legs

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: judgmental roast beef useless brakes

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: Appetizing hairy legs

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: green cowardly casino

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: coral doobsian space

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: green cowardly casino

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: Charismatic lake chad

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: Disrespectful Swashbuckling Water Buffalo Locale



(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: Plum nowag

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: Charismatic lake chad

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: diverse unhinged reading party

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: Charismatic lake chad

LOMA

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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: comical pervert



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Date: May 16th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Hairraiser underhanded state

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: red area azn

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: Fishy Sanctuary Athletic Conference



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Date: May 16th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: frisky crackhouse

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: judgmental roast beef useless brakes

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

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