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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... #127580 04/20/04 08:44 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Well, both your solutions fix the problem, TEd, but create new ones: the first is too wordy, and the second uses the passive voice. Yet I still like the passive-voice phrasing most of the three. It is indeed a question of subject vs. topic. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/20/04 06:55 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/20/04 07:02 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/20/04 07:19 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/20/04 08:44 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/20/04 11:01 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Jackie 04/21/04 12:15 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Buffalo Shrdlu 04/21/04 01:17 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/21/04 01:19 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... tang 04/26/04 12:07 AM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/04 01:22 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced passivefiers... Faldage 04/21/04 01:26 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced passivefiers... jheem 04/21/04 01:31 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/21/04 03:40 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/04 05:03 PM Speaking of passsive... musick 04/21/04 06:03 PM Re: Speaking of passsive... AnnaStrophic 04/21/04 06:26 PM Re: Speaking of pas[s]sive aggregates... jheem 04/21/04 06:35 PM Sone muschticke. musick 04/21/04 07:37 PM Re: Sone muschticke. maverick 04/22/04 04:20 PM Re: Sone muschticke. AnnaStrophic 04/22/04 05:35 PM 'SMAVelous 'SASPirates musick 04/22/04 11:47 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... nancyk 04/21/04 04:44 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/04 04:58 PM Shucks, Nancy AnnaStrophic 04/21/04 05:48 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Sparteye 04/23/04 01:16 AM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/25/04 09:57 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/25/04 11:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,440 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 350 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,606 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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