Evil passive voice

[Dennis Preston]

See Niedzielski and Preston (2000, Folk Linguistics, Mouton de
Gruyter) for an extensive discussion with folk respondents of the
passive. Also judged evil or at least shifty.

dInIs



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>"A sentence written in passive voice is the shifty desperado who
>tries to win the gunfight by shooting the sheriff in the back,
>stealing his horse, and sneaking out of town."
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