[PRL] Bad Writing and Bad Thinking

[John Clements]

On Apr 20, 2010, at 3:22 PM, David Herman wrote:

>> Also, my near-universal experience is that changing a passive-voice construction to an active-voice one makes it (IMNSHO) better. Perhaps I've just been brainwashed.
> 
> Do you want to re-read that paragraph to appreciate the irony?

:)  

Actually, I think I unconsciously used the passive voice to avoid fingering Matthias.  So I would argue that the passive voice is again the enemy of clarity. In fairness, though: Touché!


John
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