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by jcranmer
2566 days ago
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> In general, I wish the passive voice was banned from headlines. I know most people can't detect the passive voice properly, but I'm mystified as to what in this headline even makes you think it's passive. Usually, misidentification of the passive comes from people identifying some variant of the verb "to be." Here's a lengthy guide on what the passive voice actually is: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2922 |
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