Question about grammar... - Page 3

Motorboat Cruiser · 09-29-2006, 04:01 PM

Yep, I see your point and appreciate the input.

€uroMeinke · 09-29-2006, 05:01 PM

Bare in mind, MS Word is a product intended for use in writting for "business" nd not necessarily the next great American novel. Active voice is currently encouraged in the Corporate world because it quickly identifies responsibility, causality, and makes it easier to take action compared to the fuzzyness of the passive voice. On the other hand, passive voice is just the thing you need in the Corporate world to avoid blame, fingerpointing, and regressive office politics - so there's a fine line to draw there as to when to use it.

Personally the MS Grammer Checker's ability to pick out Passive Voice sentences is a pet peeve of mind, especially when it results in my boss requesting things be rewritten (something must be wrong if there's a green underline). Usually though, the problem is rectified by using his name as the subject in disputted the sentence.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-29-2006, 05:34 PM

Quickie - I use passive voice all the time and used to get busted for it in school a lot.

I am very bad at telling when I do and don't use it. I only catch it when it's overly obvious. Even then I usually just tell the picky grammarians to suck it. Oftentimes passive sounds better to me; it depends on the application.

I never liked technical grammar rules. I can't translate them to reality and tell you why a sentence sounds well put together or not. It just does or doesn't. I spell this way as well. "I" before "E" yadda yadda - does it look right?

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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Yep, I see your point and appreciate the input.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Bare in mind, MS Word is a product intended for use in writting for "business" nd not necessarily the next great American novel. Active voice is currently encouraged in the Corporate world because it quickly identifies responsibility, causality, and makes it easier to take action compared to the fuzzyness of the passive voice. On the other hand, passive voice is just the thing you need in the Corporate world to avoid blame, fingerpointing, and regressive office politics - so there's a fine line to draw there as to when to use it. Personally the MS Grammer Checker's ability to pick out Passive Voice sentences is a pet peeve of mind, especially when it results in my boss requesting things be rewritten (something must be wrong if there's a green underline). Usually though, the problem is rectified by using his name as the subject in disputted the sentence. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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09-29-2006, 05:34 PM	#23
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Quickie - I use passive voice all the time and used to get busted for it in school a lot. I am very bad at telling when I do and don't use it. I only catch it when it's overly obvious. Even then I usually just tell the picky grammarians to suck it. Oftentimes passive sounds better to me; it depends on the application. I never liked technical grammar rules. I can't translate them to reality and tell you why a sentence sounds well put together or not. It just does or doesn't. I spell this way as well. "I" before "E" yadda yadda - does it look right? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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