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Active voice presents less conceptual noise. OP could have written, "A coworker advised me to avoid the passive voice," which not only uses fewer words (which i
by gglitch 9y ago
Active voice presents less conceptual noise. OP could have written, "A coworker advised me to avoid the passive voice," which not only uses fewer words (which is not inherently a virtue, in my opinion), but also requires less conceptual modeling to understand.
- criddell 9y agoPoint taken. Your edit is much better. Thanks.
- abecedarius 9y agoI guess it's worth mentioning that the original was also in the active voice. I agree the edit improved it; it's just not a change of voice.