The main reason I blog is because I work (or am starting out working in) academia and therefore I have to write papers. To write academic papers you have to wri

The main reason I blog is because I work (or am starting out working in) academia and therefore I have to write papers. To write academic papers you have to write terribly, using passive voice whenever possible. I blog so that I know I am still capable of writing coherently, rather than in horrible academic language.