@sapinker But is it generally avoided by good writers?
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@sapinker I vote for a new voice:the "obfuscative passive" -
@huntleyfenner@sapinker I vote for removal of anything evoking "obfuscation" - totally unpronounceable & an abomination to the human jaw -
@profbrucehood@sapinker lol! Once you get through the second syllable it's all downhill from there
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@sapinker I think that's a prescriptive atavism from "The Elements of Style".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker In Japanese most sentences are in passive. The verb is the most important word in a Japanese sentence.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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