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5 passive-voice evasions and how to fix them
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5 passive-voice evasions and how to fix them

ByJosh Bernoff July 9, 2015May 3, 2023

We’re coming up on 100 years since William Strunk, Jr. told us to avoid the passive voice. What’s the big deal? Simply put: it makes the reader work harder. It hides the “who” in sentences, plunging the reader into a mysterious world in which things happen without actors or causes. Creepy! I’ll illustrate five common passive-voice…

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