Posting by l yohnk

I chose this link for the first extra credit assignment:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/grammar_grater/archive/2007/11/08

I really enjoyed this article because it gives writing in the passive voice some credit. The writer said that writing in the passive voice can sometimes be beneficial. I agree with his opinion. I find that writing in the passive voice can be beneficial because writing in the active voice can place blame where the passive voice can be more diplomatic. I do think that writing in the active voice can be better sometimes as well though, as in a case where a person might be trying to evade responsibility or give an excuse for poor behavior by using the passive voice. Anyway, I was happy to read an article that was for the use of the passive voice.

by l yohnk