Evil passive voice (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue May 15 22:21:19 UTC 2007

On May 15, 2007, at 12:21 PM, Bill Mullins wrote:

>> It's from the 1986 horror film _The Fly_, in the form "Be afraid.
>> Be very afraid."
>>
>> Jesse Sheidlower
>> OED
>>
>
> But probably a bigger vector for it was _Addams Family Values_, 1993
> (said by Wednesday Addams).

also added to the posting, with thanks.

arnold

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