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I'm similarly fascinated by the use of the passive voice when they are describing Wells Fargo committing more crimes. Imagine if the crime was committed upon th
by travmatt 9y ago
I'm similarly fascinated by the use of the passive voice when they are describing Wells Fargo committing more crimes. Imagine if the crime was committed upon them instead: "Bank robber uncovers that he robbed bank for more money than originally admitted."
- tedunangst 9y agoThat's not passive voice.
- briholt 9y agoSomething like passive voice was used in that comment.
- rhizome 9y agoYeah, that's not passive voice, which in this context would be something like "the money was robbed from the bank," but you might be interested in the "past exonerative tense": 1. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-ambiguous-grammar https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-... 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/the-curious-grammar-of-police-shootings/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/... 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistakes_were_made https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistakes_were_made Generally, this form of English can only be used by certain segments of business and society.