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lightcastle) wrote2011-11-14 03:43 pm
lightcastle) wrote2011-11-14 03:43 pm
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The agent was hidden
I don't usually go into grammar discussions, but as someone who gets annoyed when people incorrectly say how one should avoid the passive voice because it hides agency, I was happy to see one of my co-workers attempt to hide agency using the active voice.
[A warning to anyone using the espresso machine]
"The tip of it apparently likes to fall off, which sprays boiling hot steam everywhere."
Cue someone correcting me about that sentence being in active voice, since one of the rules of grammar is that the moment you comment on its proper use you will make a mistake. :)
[A warning to anyone using the espresso machine]
"The tip of it apparently likes to fall off, which sprays boiling hot steam everywhere."
Cue someone correcting me about that sentence being in active voice, since one of the rules of grammar is that the moment you comment on its proper use you will make a mistake. :)