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In fiction, the active voice is usually clearer and flows better. In non-fiction (especially journalism) it's frustrating when it's used to hide who did the ac
by mrkeen 4y ago
In fiction, the active voice is usually clearer and flows better.
In non-fiction (especially journalism) it's frustrating when it's used to hide who did the action.
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In non-fiction (especially journalism) it's frustrating when the writer uses it to hide who did the action.
- ordu 4y ago"It's used" clearer indicates what is frustrating than "the writer uses", isn't it? It doesn't matter who uses this technique, it may be the writer, or the editor, or the censor, or whoever, it will be frustrating in any case. To get this clarity with active voice we need to replace "the writer" with a pronoun, like "someone" or "anyone", but it is just ugly. So to my mind there is no silver bullet, no simple ways to do it right in all cases. It depends.