tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461736442393130944.post5431477896636950796..comments2007-08-25T13:38:33.768-07:00Scott VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084215034193869258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461736442393130944.post-53876060300901235562007-08-25T13:38:00.000-07:002007-08-25T13:38:00.000-07:00I'm reading up on that a little bit right now...a book on the history of the English language...I'll let you know if I find anything out.<BR/><BR/>Someone invented passive voice to make English even more flexible in how it represents the truth. It's a tool, like many other language tools, that is disagreeable simply because it is overused. Have you ever been annoyed by a word that gets used over and over again, something like "ginormous" or some other trendy word? If so, then you know what I'm talking about.Scott VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084215034193869258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461736442393130944.post-11357333972649155762007-08-17T11:01:00.000-07:002007-08-17T11:01:00.000-07:00You mention a few reasons to use passive voice which seem logical...yet, as you state, hardly is it ever useful. I wonder why passive voice even exists in the first place?Gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03491164740457304897noreply@blogger.com