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by itsoktocry 229 days ago
>Passive vs. active voice. "Job losses" is chickenshit language.

"Job losses" isn't passive voice. "Jobs were lost" would be passive voice.

Why are people so hung up on "job losses", as if we don't hear this every day? Who cares?

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You're being pedantic for no good reason. You know what I meant.

If you don't care about this conversation, why are you participating?